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Eritropis opiformis

Bivalvia - Afghanodesmatida - Eritropidae

Taxonomy
Isoarca opiformis was named by Tate (1896). It is not a trace fossil. It is the type species of Eritropis.

It was recombined as Eritropis opiformis by Pojeta and Gilbert-Tomlinson (1977).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
E. peregrinata

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1896Isoarca opiformis Tate p. 108 figs. pl. 2 f. 16a-b
1977Eritropis opiformis Pojeta and Gilbert-Tomlinson pp. 12-13 figs. pl. 1 f. 1-9; pl. 2 f. 11-13

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
RankNameAuthor
—Eubivalvia
subclassProtobranchia(Pelseneer 1889)
superorderNuculaniformiiCarter et al. 2000
orderAfghanodesmatida
superfamilyAfghanodesmatoideaScarlato and Starobogatov 1979
familyEritropidaeCope 2000
genusEritropis
speciesopiformis()

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.

†Eritropis opiformis Tate 1896
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: facultatively mobilec
Life habit: infaunalc
Diet: suspension feederc
Vision: blindc
Created: 2004-02-28 11:33:36
Modified: 2010-02-12 03:59:35
Source: c = class
Reference: Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Darriwilian or 467.30000 to 458.40000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Darriwilian467.3 - 458.4Australia (Northern Territory) Eritropis opiformis (77699 79154 79199 79242)