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Eligmus polytypus

Bivalvia - Ostreida - Eligmidae

Taxonomy
Eligmus polytypus was named by Eudes-Deslongchamps (1856).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1856Eligmus polytypus Eudes-Deslongchamps

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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
orderOstreida(FĂ«russac 1822)
suborderOstreidina(Ferussac 1822)
superfamilyOstreoidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyEligmidaeGill 1871
genusEligmusEudes-Deslongchampes 1856
speciespolytypusEudes-Deslongchamps 1856

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.

Eligmus polytypus Eudes-Deslongchamps 1856
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calciteg
Environment: marine, brackisho
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2007-10-05 07:45:22
Modified: 2007-10-05 09:45:22
Source: g = genus, o = order, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004, Stolarski et al. 2007

Age range: base of the Bajocian to the top of the Early/Lower Bathonian or 170.30000 to 164.70000 Ma

Collections (24 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Bajocian170.3 - 168.3Saudi Arabia Eligmus polytypus (45266 48033 48078 48082 48105)
Bajocian170.3 - 168.3Jordan Eligmus polytypus (35322)
Bajocian - Early/Lower Bathonian170.3 - 164.7Saudi Arabia Eligmus polytypus (45303)
Bathonian168.3 - 166.1Saudi Arabia Eligmus polytypus (45395 48142 48303 48307 48448 48451 48454 48456 48457)
Callovian166.1 - 163.5Somalia Eligmus polytypus (92998)
Callovian166.1 - 163.5Saudi Arabia Eligmus polytypus (45541 45547 47885 48560)
Callovian - Oxfordian166.1 - 157.3Somalia Eligmus polytypus (93014 93015 93020)