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Eurymyella shaleri

Bivalvia - Modiomorphida - Modiomorphidae

Taxonomy
Eurymyella shaleri was named by Williams (1912) [DISTRIBUTION: Silurian; Maine.]. It is not a trace fossil.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1912Eurymyella shaleri Williams
1969Eurymyella shaleri Cox et al. p. N394

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
RankNameAuthor
CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
CardioniFerussac 1822
CardiidiaFerussac 1822
CardiataFerussac 1822
superorderCardiiformiiFerussac 1822
orderModiomorphida(Newell 1969)
superfamilyModiomorphoidea(Miller 1877)
familyModiomorphidae
subfamilyModiomorphinaeMiller 1877
genusEurymyellaWilliams 1912
speciesshaleriWilliams 1912

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.

Eurymyella shaleri Williams 1912
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Entire body: yesf
Adult length: 10 to < 100f
Adult width: 10 to < 100f
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesf
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-06-11 18:04:52
Modified: 2009-10-10 17:34:00
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy 2009
Collections
No collection or age range data are available