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Eoastarte

Bivalvia - Trigoniida - Schizodidae

Taxonomy
Eoastarte was named by Ciriacks (1963) [Sepkoski's age data: P Leon-u Sepkoski's reference number: 1066].

It was assigned to Eoastartinae by Mello (1999); to Trigonioida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Eoastartidae by Newell and Boyd (1975) and Bouchet et al. (2010).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1963Eoastarte Ciriacks p. 66
1975Eoastarte Newell and Boyd p. 131
1999Eoastarte Mello pp. 118, 120, 212
2002Eoastarte Sepkoski
2010Eoastarte Bouchet et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
RankNameAuthor
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
UniomorphiGray 1854
UnioniGray 1854
UnionataGray 1854
orderTrigoniida(Dall 1889)
superfamilyTrigonioidea(Lamarck 1819)
familySchizodidae
subfamilyEoastartinae()
genusEoastarte

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.

G. †Eoastarte Ciriacks 1963
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Eoastarte primaeva Waagen 1881
Eoastarte subcircularis Ciriacks 1963
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height132.9----
valve height712.40.63753.213.723.2

Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: facultatively mobileo
Life habit: infaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2004-02-28 12:34:20
Modified: 2004-02-28 14:34:20
Source: o = order, c = class
Reference: Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Virgilian to the top of the Changhsingian or 303.70000 to 252.17000 Ma

Collections (13 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Virgilian303.7 - 298.9USA (New Mexico) E. sp. (156699)
Asselian298.9 - 295.5Mexico E. subcircularis (117974)
Leonardian286.0 - 273.01USA (Utah) E. subcircularis (11272)
Kungurian279.3 - 272.3USA (Arizona) E. subcircularis (115796)
Kungurian279.3 - 272.3USA (Texas) E. subcircularis (43517 105853)
Kungurian279.3 - 272.3USA (Utah) E. subcircularis (88664)
Kungurian279.3 - 272.3USA (Wyoming) E. subcircularis (81512 105373)
Roadian272.3 - 268.8USA (Texas) E. subcircularis (43512 43518)
Changhsingian254.17 - 252.17Pakistan Gouldia primaeva (119554 126898)