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Eonavicula minuta

Bivalvia - Arcida - Arcidae

Taxonomy
Cucullaea minuta was named by Sowerby (1824). It is not extant.

It was recombined as Eonavicula minuta by Sowerby (1824) and Cox and Arkell (1948).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Arca fracta, E. inca, E. quadrisulcata, E. whitfieldi

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1824Cucullaea minuta Sowerby
1824Eonavicula minuta Sowerby
1948Eonavicula minuta Cox and Arkell

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
—Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
RankNameAuthor
infraclassPteriomorphia(Beurlen 1944)
—OstreomorphiFerussac 1822
—ArcioniGray 1854
orderArcida(Stoliczka 1871)
superfamilyArcoidea(Lamarck 1809)
familyArcidaeLamarck 1809
subfamilyArcinaeLamarck 1809
genusEonaviculaArkell 1929
speciesminuta(Sowerby 1824)

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.

†Eonavicula minuta Sowerby 1824
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Entire body: yesf
Adult length: 10 to < 100f
Adult width: 10 to < 100f
Adult height: 10 to < 100f
Thickness: intermediatef
Folds: minorf
Ribbing: majorf
Spines: nonef
Internal reinforcement: nonef
Ontogeny: accretionf
Environment: lagoonal, coastal, inner shelf, outer shelf, oceanic, brackish, freshwaterf
Locomotion: stationarysubf
Attached: yessubf
Life habit: epifaunalsubf
Diet: suspension feedersubf
Vision: limitedf
Created: 2009-08-18 18:09:02
Modified: 2009-08-18 20:09:02
Source: subf = subfamily, f = family
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Mikkelsen and Bieler 2008

Age range: base of the Bajocian to the top of the Middle Bathonian or 170.90000 to 165.30000 Ma

Collections (32 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Bajocian170.9 - 168.2Romania Eonavicula minuta (122238)
Bathonian168.2 - 165.3United Kingdom (England) Eonavicula minuta (36548 36549 36553 36554 36556)
Middle Bathonian168.2 - 165.3France (Picardie) Eonavicula minuta (96142 96143 96144 96151 96157 96162 96174 96175 96178 96181)
Middle Bathonian168.2 - 165.3United Kingdom (England) Eonavicula minuta (36546)
Middle Bathonian168.2 - 165.3France (Champagne-Ardenne) Eonavicula minuta (96149 96154 96166 96167 96168 96184 96185 96189 96192)
Middle Bathonian - Late/Upper Bathonian168.2 - 165.3France (Picardie) Eonavicula minuta (96145 96146 96169 96170 96176 96177)