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Eumarcia (Atamarcia)

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae

Taxonomy
Eumarcia (Atamarcia) was named by Marwick (1927) [Sepkoski's age data: T Ol-l T Plio-u Sepkoski's reference number: 728,899]. Its type is Eumarcia (Atamarcia) sulcifera.

It was reranked as Atamarcia by Sepkoski (2002).

It was assigned to Eumarcia by Marwick (1927), Beu et al. (1990); and to Veneroida by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1927Eumarcia (Atamarcia) Marwick
1990Eumarcia (Atamarcia) Beu et al. p. 401
2002Atamarcia Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
CardioniFerussac 1822
RankNameAuthor
CardiidiaFerussac 1822
CardiataFerussac 1822
superorderCardiiformiiFerussac 1822
orderCardiidaFerussac 1822
suborderCardiidinaFerussac 1822
Veneroidei(Gray 1854)
VeneroiteiGray 1854
superfamilyVeneroidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyVeneridaeRafinesque 1815
subfamilyVenerinaeRafinesque 1815
tribeTapetini(Gray 1851)
genusEumarciaIredale 1925
subgenusAtamarciaMarwick 1927

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.

Subg. †Eumarcia (Atamarcia) Marwick 1927
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Atamarcia crassa Marwick 1927
Atamarcia curta Hutton 1873
Eumarcia (Atamarcia) robusta Stilwell and Zinsmeister 1992
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Locomotion: facultatively mobilef
Life habit: infaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2007-10-08 06:38:03
Modified: 2009-08-18 20:15:30
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Ypresian to the top of the Early/Lower Miocene or 56.00000 to 15.98000 Ma

Collections (12 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ypresian - Lutetian56.0 - 41.03Antarctica (Seymour Island) Eumarcia robusta (63551)
Ypresian - Lutetian56.0 - 41.03Antarctica Eumarcia robusta (72405)
Oligocene33.9 - 23.04New Zealand (Waikato) Eumarcia crassa (45012 45014 45015)
Oligocene33.9 - 23.04New Zealand Eumarcia crassa (45018 45020 45021 45023)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98New Zealand (Dannevirke) Atamarcia curta (35661)
Otaian21.7 - 18.7New Zealand Atamarcia sulcifera (67827)
Altonian18.7 - 15.9New Zealand Eumarcia curta, Eumarcia sulcifera (67897)