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Eurhomalea

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae

Taxonomy
Eurhomalea was named by Cossmann (1920) [Sepkoski's age data: T Eo-u R]. It is extant. Its type is Venus rufa.

It was assigned to Tapetinae by Chiesa et al. (1995); to Veneridae by Malumian et al. (1978), Gordillo (1991), Frassinetti and Covacevich (1995), Frassinetti and Covacevich (1999); and to Veneroida by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1920Eurhomalea Cossmann
1978Eurhomalea Malumian et al. p. 278
1991Eurhomalea Gordillo p. 129
1995Eurhomalea Chiesa et al. p. 45
1995Eurhomalea Frassinetti and Covacevich p. 54
1999Eurhomalea Frassinetti and Covacevich p. 36
2002Eurhomalea Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
—Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
—CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
RankNameAuthor
—CardioniFerussac 1822
—CardiidiaFerussac 1822
—CardiataFerussac 1822
superorderCardiiformiiFerussac 1822
orderCardiidaFerussac 1822
suborderCardiidinaFerussac 1822
—Veneroidei(Gray 1854)
—VeneroiteiGray 1854
superfamilyVeneroidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyVeneridaeRafinesque 1815
genusEurhomaleaCossmann 1920

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. Eurhomalea Cossmann 1920
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†Eurhomalea antarctica Sharman and Newton 1897
†Eurhomalea difficilis Ortmann 1899
†Eurhomalea florentinoi Zinsmeister 1984
†Eurhomalea fuenzalidai Philippi 1887
†Eurhomalea inflata Zinsmeister 1984
†Eurhomalea navidadiformis Frassinetti and Covacevich 1999
†Eurhomalea newtoni Wilckens 1911
Eurhomalea rufa Lamarck 1818
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 Holocene or 56.00000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 48.07 Ma

Collections (53 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07Antarctica (Seymour Island) E. antarctica, E. newtoni (63549) E. newtoni (63547 63548 63550)
Ypresian - Lutetian56.0 - 41.03Antarctica E. antarctica, E. newtoni (72401) E. carlosi, E. antarctica, E. newtoni (72405) E. inflata (72404) E. newtoni (72400 72403) E. sp., E. newtoni (72399)
Ypresian - Lutetian56.0 - 41.03Antarctica (Seymour Island) E. carlosi, E. antarctica, E. newtoni, E. inflata (63551)
Lutetian - Priabonian48.07 - 33.9Antarctica E. sp. (203496)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71Antarctica (Seymour Island) E. newtoni, E. florentinoi (63552)
Late/Upper Eocene37.71 - 33.9Antarctica E. antarctica (72394) E. antarctica, E. newtoni (72396) E. antarctica, E. newtoni, E. florentinoi (72397) E. claudiae (43030) E. florentinoi (72387 72388 72398) E. florentinoi, E. inflata (72389) E. inflata (72370) E. sp. (72390)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Antarctica (Seymour Island) E. florentinoi (63553)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 27.3Argentina E. fuenzalidai (66145 66146)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98Antarctica E. antarctica, E. newtoni (181517)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98Chile E. navidadiformis (78425 78429)
Neogene23.04 - 2.58Chile (Copiapó) E. fuenzalidai (223453)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Argentina E. difficilis (65178)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Peru E. fuenzalidai (76597)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Peru E. sp. (80522)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58Chile E. fuenzalidai (80566)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58Antarctica Venus newtoni (41579 41580 41581 41583)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.58Peru E. fuenzalida (219106 219107)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117Chile (Copiapó) E. fuenzalidai, E. rufa (222876) E. rufa (222834 222837)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Peru E. rufa (76643 76647)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Peru (Moquegua) E. rufa (43708 43710 43712 43716)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Argentina E. exalbida (65818 65819 65821 65823)