Basic info Taxonomic history Classification Included Taxa
Morphology Ecology and taphonomy External Literature Search Age range and collections

Eumarcia

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae

Taxonomy
Eumarcia was named by Iredale (1925) [Sepkoski's age data: T Eo-u R Sepkoski's reference number: 1112]. It is extant. Its type is Eumarcia fumigata.

It was assigned to Veneridae by Lamprell and Whitehead (1992); to Veneroida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Tapetinae by Vokes (1980), Stilwell and Zinsmeister (1992), Beu (2006).

Species
E. (Atamarcia), E. (Eumarcia), E. (Opimaria), E. fumigata (type species)
Species lacking formal opinion data
E. arenosa, E. curta

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1925Eumarcia Iredale p. 211
1980Eumarcia Vokes p. 175
1992Eumarcia Lamprell and Whitehead p. 152
1992Eumarcia Stilwell and Zinsmeister p. 82
2002Eumarcia Sepkoski
2006Eumarcia Beu p. 289

Is something missing? Join the Paleobiology Database and enter the data

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

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. Eumarcia Iredale 1925
show all | hide all
Subg. †Eumarcia (Atamarcia) Marwick 1927
hide
†Atamarcia crassa Marwick 1927
†Atamarcia curta Hutton 1873
†Eumarcia (Atamarcia) robusta Stilwell and Zinsmeister 1992
Subg. Eumarcia (Eumarcia) Iredale 1925
hide
†Eumarcia (Eumarcia) austrolissa Stilwell and Zinsmeister 1992
Subg. †Eumarcia (Opimaria) Marwick 1948
Eumarcia fumigata Sowerby 1853
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

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Ypresian to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 56.00000 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 41.03 Ma

Collections (26 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ypresian - Lutetian56.0 - 41.03Antarctica E. austrolissa, E. robusta (72405)
Ypresian - Lutetian56.0 - 41.03Antarctica (Seymour Island) E. austrolissa, E. robusta (63551)
Oligocene33.9 - 23.04New Zealand (Waikato) E. crassa (45012 45014 45015)
Oligocene33.9 - 23.04New Zealand E. crassa (45018 45020 45021 45023)
Late/Upper Oligocene27.3 - 23.04New Zealand (Southland) E. sp. (50786 50787)
Late/Upper Oligocene - Early/Lower Miocene27.3 - 15.98Argentina (Santa Cruz) E. arenosa (48068)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98New Zealand (Dannevirke) Atamarcia curta (35661)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98Argentina E. arenosa (71403)
Otaian21.7 - 18.7New Zealand Atamarcia sulcifera (67827)
Otaian - Altonian21.7 - 15.9New Zealand E. curta (77489)
Altonian18.7 - 15.9New Zealand E. curta, E. sulcifera (67897) E. pareoraensis (67821 67822)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6New Zealand (Auckland) E. healyi, E. kaawaensis (45259) E. sp. (45258)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6New Zealand E. sp. (45029)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Australia (Western Australia) E. fumigata (63207 63208 63209 63211)