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Kelliella M. Sars, 1870

AphiaID

138093 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:138093)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Type taxon

Kelliella abyssicola M. Sars, 1870 accepted as Kelliella miliaris (R. A. Philippi, 1844) (type by monotypy)

Parent

Kelliellidae P. Fischer, 1887

Original name

Kelliella M. Sars, 1870

Direct children (13)

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Species Kelliella barbara Studencka, 1987 †
Species Kelliella brasuca Passos, Machado & Fantinatti, 2017
Species Kelliella concentrica J. A. Allen, 2001
Species Kelliella goesi Odhner, 1960
Species Kelliella japonica Hayami & Kase, 1993
Species Kelliella madininae Utrilla, Gofas & Salas, 2024
Species Kelliella miliaris (R. A. Philippi, 1844)
Species Kelliella ossisocia Okutani & Fujiwara, 2013
Species Kelliella rotunda (Thiele, 1931)
Species Kelliella sumatrana (Thiele, 1931)
Species Kelliella abyssicola M. Sars, 1870 accepted as Kelliella miliaris (R. A. Philippi, 1844)
Species Kelliella abyssicola J. A. Allen, 2001 accepted as Vesicomya abyssicola (J. A. Allen, 2001) (primary homonym of Kelliella abyssicola M. Sars, 1870 and secondary homonym of K. abyssicola (Forbes, 1844))
Species Kelliella biscayensis J. A. Allen, 2001 accepted as Kelliella miliaris (R. A. Philippi, 1844) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)

Environment

marine

Original description

Sars, M. (1870). VII. Bidrag til Kundskab om Christianiafjordens Fauna. [VII. Contribution to Knowledge of the Fauna of the Christianiafjord.]. Nyt Magazin for Naturvidenskaberne. 17(2-3): 113-226, pl. 8-13., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8859549
page(s): 201 [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Kelliella M. Sars, 1870. Accessed through: Marine Species Traits editorial board (2021) Marine Species Traits at: http://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138093 on 2025-05-12

Thematic species database citation

Marine Species Traits editorial board (2025). Marine Species Traits. Kelliella M. Sars, 1870. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138093 on 2025-05-12

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2004-12-21 15:54:05Z

created

Gofas, Serge

2014-01-23 07:58:52Z

changed

Bouchet, Philippe

2017-08-30 18:18:46Z

changed

Bouchet, Philippe

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original description Sars, M. (1870). VII. Bidrag til Kundskab om Christianiafjordens Fauna. [VII. Contribution to Knowledge of the Fauna of the Christianiafjord.]. Nyt Magazin for Naturvidenskaberne. 17(2-3): 113-226, pl. 8-13., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8859549
page(s): 201 [details]

additional source Allen, J. A. (2001). The family Kelliellidae (Bivalvia: Heterodonta) from the deep Atlantic and its relationship with the family Vesicomyidae. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 131(2): 199-226., available online at https://doi.org/10.1006/zjls.2000.0233 [details] Available for editors

additional source Studencka B. (1987). The occurrence of the genus Kelliella (Bivalvia, Kelliellidae) in shallow-water, Middle Miocene deposits of Poland. Acta Palaeontologica Polonica. 32 (1-2): 73-81, pl. 31-32., available online at https://www.app.pan.pl/archive/published/app32/app32-073.pdf [details]

additional source Krylova, E. M.; Sahling, H.; Borowski, C. (2018). Resolving the status of the families Vesicomyidae and Kelliellidae (Bivalvia: Venerida), with notes on their ecology. Journal of Molluscan Studies. 84(1): 69–91., available online at https://doi.org/10.1093/mollus/eyx050 [details]