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Eocrassina

Bivalvia - Venerida - Kelliellidae

Taxonomy
Eocrassina is a genus. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Kelliellidae by Cox et al. (1969); and to Veneroida by Sepkoski (2002).

Entered
by J. Sepkoski on 2003-01-23

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1969Eocrassina Cox et al. p. N653
2002Eocrassina Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
RankNameAuthor
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
EuheterodontaGiribet and Distel 2003
superorderImparidentiaBieler 2014
NeoheterodonteiTaylor et al. 2007
orderVenerida(Gray 1854)
VeneroiteiGray 1854
superfamilyGlossoidea(Gray 1847)
familyKelliellidaeFischer 1887
genusEocrassina

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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: facultatively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-07-04 09:24:07
Modified: 2009-09-09 10:03:13
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Todd 2001
Collections
No collection or age range data are available