Basic info Taxonomic history Classification Included Taxa
Morphology Ecology and taphonomy External Literature Search Age range and collections

Euchondria levicula

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Euchondriidae

Taxonomy
Euchondria levicula was named by Newell (1938). Its type specimen is YPM 14478, a valve (Right valve), and it is a 3D body fossil.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
E. grandis, E. sabattini, E. subquadrata

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1937Euchondria levicula Newell p. 107 figs. Pl 1, figs 6,7; Pl 19, figs 5,10,11,18
1938Euchondria levicula Newell p. 107 figs. Pl 1, figs 6,7; Pl 19, figs 5,10,11,18
1981Euchondria levicula Muromtseva p. 34 figs. Pl 10, figs 1,2
1984Euchondria levicula Muromtseva and Guskov p. 72 figs. Pl 27, fig 5; pl 32, fig 1

Is something missing? Join the Paleobiology Database and enter the data

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
specieslevicula

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 levicula Newell 1938
show all | hide all
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
valve height220.714.928.821.99.83

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: Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Morrowan to the top of the Sakmarian or 323.40000 to 290.10000 Ma

Collections (9 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Morrowan - Desmoinesian323.4 - 306.0Mexico (Oaxaca) Euchondria levicula (43452 44290)
Pennsylvanian323.4 - 298.9Mexico (Oaxaca) Euchondria levicula (211807 211808)
Missourian306.0 - 303.7USA (Maryland) Euchondria levicula (118828)
Virgilian303.7 - 298.9USA (Illinois) Euchondria levicula (49832)
Virgilian303.7 - 298.9USA (Maryland) Euchondria levicula (118827)
Sakmarian293.52 - 290.1Russian Federation Euchondria levicula (88406 114302)