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Angulus (Peronaea) benedeni

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Tellinidae

Taxonomy
Tellina benedeni was named by Nyst and Westendorp (1839). It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Angulus (Peronaea) benedeni by Marquet et al. (2008).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1839Tellina benedeni Nyst and Westendorp
2008Angulus (Peronaea) benedeni Marquet et al. p. 21

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
—Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
—CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
—CardioniFerussac 1822
RankNameAuthor
—CardiidiaFerussac 1822
—CardiataFerussac 1822
superorderCardiiformiiFerussac 1822
orderCardiidaFerussac 1822
suborderCardiidinaFerussac 1822
—CardioideiFerussac 1822
superfamilyTellinoidea(Blainville 1814)
familyTellinidaeBlainville 1814
subfamilyTellininaeBlainville 1814
genusAngulusMegerle 1811
subgenusPeronaeaPoli 1791
speciesbenedeni(Nyst and Westendorp 1839)

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

†Angulus (Peronaea) benedeni Nyst and Westendorp 1839
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Locomotion: facultatively mobileg
Life habit: infaunalg
Diet: deposit feederg
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-09-09 13:34:37
Modified: 2009-09-09 15:34:37
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Sanchez Roig 1926, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Oligocene to the top of the Gelasian or 33.90000 to 1.80600 Ma

Collections (37 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 28.4France (Essonne) Tellina benedeni (9134 9135 9169 9171 9172 9173 9174 9177 9179 9193 9266 9267 9268)
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1Belgium Angulus benedeni (111366 111368 111371)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Germany (North Rhein-Westfalia) Angulus benedeni (62882)
Early/Lower Miocene - Middle Miocene23.03 - 11.608Germany (North Rhein-Westfalia) Angulus benedeni (62884)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Germany Angulus benedeni (111599)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Germany (North Rhein-Westfalia) Angulus benedeni (61896 61897 61898 61902 61903 61904 61906 62885)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Belgium Angulus benedeni (77863 77868)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Belgium Tellina benedeni (80674)
Zanclean - Piacenzian5.333 - 2.588Netherlands (Noord-Brabant) Tellina benedeni (59003)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Belgium Angulus benedeni (86803 86804 86805 86806)
Gelasian2.588 - 1.806Belgium Angulus benedeni (86807 86808)