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Edmondia prichardi

Bivalvia - Pholadomyida - Edmondiidae

Taxonomy
Edmondia prichardi was named by Dickins (1963). Its type specimen is UWA 45361, a valve (Left valve), and it is not a trace fossil. Its type locality is Fossil Ridge, Irwin River Area, which is in a Sakmarian marine siliciclastic in the Holmwood Formation of Australia.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1963Edmondia prichardi Dickins p. 43 figs. Pl 3, figs 15-23; pl 4, figs 15,16

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
RankNameAuthor
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
CardioniFerussac 1822
CardiidiaFerussac 1822
PoromyataRidewood 1903
orderPholadomyida()
superfamilyEdmondioidea()
familyEdmondiidae
genusEdmondia
speciesprichardi

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.

Edmondia prichardi Dickins 1963
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
valve height639.321.068.045.516.6

Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: facultatively mobileo
Life habit: infaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2004-02-28 12:37:17
Modified: 2004-02-28 14:37:17
Source: o = order, c = class
Reference: Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Sakmarian to the top of the Artinskian or 293.52000 to 279.30000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Sakmarian293.52 - 290.1Australia (Western Australia) Edmondia prichardi (85848 85982 95041 95044 type locality: 107345 107348)
Artinskian290.1 - 279.3Australia (Western Australia) Edmondia prichardi (66119)