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Eurhomalea newtoni

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae

Taxonomy
Venus newtoni was named by Wilckens (1911) [DISTRIBUTION: Eocene; Seymour Island, Antarctica.]. It is not a trace fossil.

It was recombined as Venus (Ventricoloidea) newtoni by Pugaczewska (1983), Pugaczewska (1984), Gazdzicki and Pugaczewska (1984); it was recombined as Eurhomalea newtoni by Stilwell and Zinsmeister (1992).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1911Venus newtoni Wilckens pp. 16-17 figs. pl. 1, figs. 16, 18
1983Venus (Ventricoloidea) newtoni Pugaczewska figs. pl. 1, figs. 1-7
1984Venus (Ventricoloidea) newtoni Gazdzicki and Pugaczewska p. 104
1984Venus (Ventricoloidea) newtoni Pugaczewska p. 55
1992Eurhomalea newtoni Stilwell and Zinsmeister p. 79

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
—Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
—CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
RankNameAuthor
—CardioniFerussac 1822
—CardiidiaFerussac 1822
—CardiataFerussac 1822
superorderCardiiformiiFerussac 1822
orderCardiidaFerussac 1822
suborderCardiidinaFerussac 1822
—Veneroidei(Gray 1854)
—VeneroiteiGray 1854
superfamilyVeneroidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyVeneridaeRafinesque 1815
genusEurhomaleaCossmann 1920
speciesnewtoni(Wilckens 1911)

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.

†Eurhomalea newtoni Wilckens 1911
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Locomotion: facultatively mobilef
Life habit: infaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2007-10-08 06:38:03
Modified: 2009-08-18 20:15:30
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Ypresian to the top of the Pliocene or 56.00000 to 2.58000 Ma

Collections (18 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07Antarctica (Seymour Island) Eurhomalea newtoni (63547 63548 63549 63550)
Ypresian - Lutetian56.0 - 41.03Antarctica Eurhomalea newtoni (72399 72400 72401 72403 72405)
Ypresian - Lutetian56.0 - 41.03Antarctica (Seymour Island) Eurhomalea newtoni (63551)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71Antarctica (Seymour Island) Eurhomalea newtoni (63552)
Late/Upper Eocene37.71 - 33.9Antarctica Eurhomalea newtoni (72396 72397)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98Antarctica Eurhomalea newtoni (181517)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58Antarctica Venus newtoni (41579 41580 41581 41583)