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Euchondria pellucida

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Euchondriidae

Taxonomy
Aviculopecten pellucidus was named by Meek and Worthen (1860). It is not a trace fossil.

It was recombined as Euchondria pellucida by Newell (1938), Hoare (1961).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1860Aviculopecten pellucidus Meek and Worthen p. 455
1866Aviculopecten pellucidus Meek and Worthen p. 327 figs. pl. 26 f. 5a-b
1938Euchondria pellucida Newell p. 106 figs. pl. 19 f. 16-17, 19
1961Euchondria pellucida Hoare pp. 112-113 figs. pl. 14 f. 5

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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)
suborderEntoliidina
superfamilyEuchondrioideaNewell 1938
familyEuchondriidae
genusEuchondria
speciespellucida()

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.

Euchondria pellucida Meek and Worthen 1860
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calciteo
Composition 2: aragoniteo
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryo
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2007-09-07 02:56:05
Modified: 2009-12-13 03:22:38
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Morrowan to the top of the Desmoinesian or 323.40000 to 306.00000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Morrowan323.4 - 318.6USA (Ohio) Aviculopecten pellucidus (184126)
Desmoinesian312.8 - 306.0USA (Kansas) Aviculopecten pellucidus (924 934)
Desmoinesian312.8 - 306.0USA (Missouri) Euchondria pellucida (70288)