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Eomiltha

Bivalvia - Lucinida - Lucinidae

Taxonomy
Eomiltha was named by Cossmann (1912) [Sepkoski's age data: T Pale R]. It is extant. Its type is Lucina contorta.

It was reranked as Miltha (Eomiltha) by Stewart (1930), Vokes (1983); it was reranked as Gibbolucina (Eomiltha) by Glibert (1985), Moore (1988).

It was assigned to Miltha by Stewart (1930), Vokes (1983); to Gibbolucina by Glibert (1985), Moore (1988); to Veneroida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Milthinae by Vokes (1980), Taylor and Glover (2018).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1912Eomiltha Cossmann
1930Miltha (Eomiltha) Stewart p. 192
1980Eomiltha Vokes p. 103
1983Miltha (Eomiltha) Vokes p. 135
1985Gibbolucina (Eomiltha) Glibert p. 280
1988Gibbolucina (Eomiltha) Moore p. D20
2002Eomiltha Sepkoski
2018Eomiltha Taylor and Glover p. 130

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
—Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
RankNameAuthor
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
—CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
—CardioniFerussac 1822
—LucinidiaGray 1854
orderLucinida(Stoliczka 1871)
superfamilyLucinoideaFleming 1828
familyLucinidaeFleming 1828
subfamilyMilthinaeChavan 1969
genusEomilthaCossmann 1912

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. Eomiltha Cossmann 1912
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†Eomiltha alburgensis Vincent 1930
†Eomiltha contorta Defrance 1823
†Eomiltha contortula Deshayes 1857
†Eomiltha pandata Conrad 1833
†Eomiltha scolaroi Vokes 1969
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Locomotion: facultatively mobilef
Life habit: deep infaunalf
Diet: chemosymbioticf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-05-17 03:07:50
Modified: 2009-10-09 08:44:03
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Danian to the top of the Late/Upper Miocene or 66.00000 to 5.33300 Ma

Collections (34 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Danian66.0 - 61.66Belgium Gibbolucina alburgensis (22931)
Danian66.0 - 61.66USA (Texas) E. strangensis (205466)
Thanetian59.24 - 56.0France (Oise) E. contorta (177978)
Thanetian59.24 - 56.0France E. contorta (278566)
Thanetian59.24 - 56.0Bulgaria (Varna) Miltha contorta (102400)
Ypresian - Lutetian56.0 - 41.03USA (Alabama) E. sp. (83757 83802)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03USA (Alabama) E. pandata (81209 81212 81254 81258)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03USA (California) E. sp. (94822)
Lutetian - Bartonian48.07 - 37.71USA (Alabama) E. pandata (205420)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71USA (Alabama) E. pandata (5312 5318 81266 81275 81278 81282 205438 205489)
Bartonian - Priabonian41.03 - 33.9USA (Florida) Miltha ocalana (99256)
Late/Upper Eocene37.71 - 33.9Japan E. sp. (70926)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Bulgaria Miltha prominensis (103759) Miltha pulliense (103739)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9USA (South Carolina) Lucina pandata (5362 5363)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9USA (North Carolina) Lucina pandata (5365)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98USA (Florida) E. scolaroi (91536 92461 92550 92551 92556)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333Australia (South Australia) E. confirmans (63439)