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Eurhomalea newtoni

Bivalvia - Venerida - 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).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
E. claudiae, E. exalbida, E. fuenzalida
Entered
by A. Hendy on 2007-06-03

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 figs. Pl 7, figs m-q

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
RankNameAuthor
—EuheterodontaGiribet and Distel 2003
superorderImparidentiaBieler 2014
—NeoheterodonteiTaylor et al. 2007
orderVenerida(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: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the to the top of the Pliocene or 154.80000 to 2.58000 Ma

Collections (39 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lutetian - Oxfordian48.07 - 154.8Antarctica Eurhomalea newtoni (121683)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03Antarctica Eurhomalea newtoni (63548 63549 63550 180150 207757 278320 278336 278338 278339 278340 278344)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71Antarctica Eurhomalea newtoni (63551 72405 113372 153802 207756 278337 278341)
Bartonian - Priabonian41.03 - 33.9Antarctica Eurhomalea newtoni (278016 278315 278596)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Antarctica Eurhomalea newtoni (63547 72396 72399 72400 72401 180151 278314 278322 278323 278331 278578 278599)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98Antarctica Eurhomalea newtoni (181517)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58Antarctica Venus newtoni (41579 41580 41581 41583)