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Eumorphotis

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Aviculopectinidae

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1901Eumorphotis Bittner
1935Pseudomonotis (Eumorphotis) Spath p. 74
1975Eumorphotis Hayami
1983Neomorphotis Yin and Yin
1995Eumorphotis Newell and Boyd p. 37
2002Eumorphotis Sepkoski
2002Neomorphotis Sepkoski
2014Eumorphotis Ros-Franch et al.
2014Neomorphotis Ros-Franch et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassPteriomorphia(Beurlen 1944)
RankNameAuthor
OstreomorphiFerussac 1822
OstreioniFerussac 1822
OstreataFerussac 1822
superorderOstreiformiiFerussac 1822
orderPectinida(Gray 1854)
suborderAnomiidinaGray 1854
AviculopectinoideiStarobogatov 1992
superfamilyAviculopectinoideaMeek and Hayden 1864
familyAviculopectinidae
genusEumorphotisBittner 1901

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.

G. †Eumorphotis Bittner 1901
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Eumorphotis amplicostata Ciriacks 1963
Eumorphotis ericius Hautmann et al. 2013
Eumorphotis gronensis Wittenburg 1908
Eumorphotis hinnitidea Bittner 1898
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Invalid names: Pseudomonotis spinicosta Wittenburg 1908 [synonym]
Eumorphotis iwanowi Bittner 1899
Eumorphotis lorigae Posenato 2005
Eumorphotis multiformis Bittner 1899
Eumorphotis nationalis Smith 1927
Eumorphotis rugosa Chen 1976
Eumorphotis shajingengi Hautmann et al. 2011
Eumorphotis spicata Guo 1985
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Invalid names: Hinnites crinifer Stache 1878 [synonym], Pecten duronicus Wittenburg 1908 [synonym], Pseudomonotis bocharica Bittner 1898 [synonym]
Eumorphotis telleri Bittner 1899
Eumorphotis tenuistriata Bittner 1899
Eumorphotis venetiana Hauer 1850
Eumorphotis virginensis Hautmann et al. 2013
Invalid names: Neomorphotis [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height1028.78.9760.040.519.0
valve height10821.91.7575.326.616.9

Composition: aragonitef
Composition 2: low Mg calcitef
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryo
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2007-10-05 04:31:45
Modified: 2007-10-05 06:31:45
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Wuchiapingian to the top of the Late/Upper Triassic or 259.90000 to 201.40000 Ma

Collections (502 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17Pakistan Pseudomonotis nodulata (125926)
Changhsingian254.17 - 252.17China (Sichuan) E. multiformis, E. inaequicostatus (95604) E. teilhardi, E. inaequicostatus (95605) E. venetiana (95603)
Changhsingian254.17 - 252.17China (Zhejiang) E. venetiana (105215)
Changhsingian254.17 - 252.17China (Fujian) E. sp. (111742)
Changhsingian254.17 - 252.17Hungary E. lorigae (82276 82277 82278 82279 82280 82282 82283 82284 116436)
Changhsingian254.17 - 252.17Italy E. lorigae (230046) E. lorigae, E. striatocostata (230020) E. praecurrens (230028 230029 230030 230032) E. sp. (87192 101917 101918 101919 101920 101937) E. striatocostata (230016 230019 230021 230022 230023 230024 230025 230026 230035 230037 230041 230043 230045 230054)
Changhsingian254.17 - 252.17China (Chongqing) E. maritima, E. multiformis, E. inaequicostatus (94989)
Changhsingian254.17 - 252.17Italy (South Tyrol) Hinnites crinifer (204983)
Induan252.17 - 251.2China (Zhejiang) E. sp. (201714) E. venetiana (109789)
Induan252.17 - 251.2China (Yunnan) E. spicata (98533)

Youngest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state PBDB collection number
Ladinian242.0 - 237.0Svalbard and Jan Mayen E. artus, E. variabilis, E. vagans, E. telleri (212183) E. vagans (212209 212210 212211 212213 212215) Pseudomonotis artica (212790)
Fassanian242.0 - 235.0Tunisia E. beneckei (203923)
Carnian237.0 - 228.0Canada (British Columbia) E. sp. (44395)
Carnian237.0 - 228.0Japan (Kochi) E. spitzbergensis (40471)
Carnian237.0 - 228.0Thailand E. sp. (34566)
Late/Upper Triassic237.0 - 201.4Singapore Prospondylus comtus (202320)
Julian235.0 - 232.0USA (Alaska) E. nationalis (33431)
Julian235.0 - 232.0Slovakia E. sp. (57038)
Lacian - Alaunian221.5 - 212.0Russian Federation E. sp. (136158)
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3Svalbard and Jan Mayen E. bjona (97792)