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Eurhomalea

Bivalvia - Venerida - 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).

Species
E. antarctica, E. carlosi, E. difficilis, E. florentinoi, E. fuenzalidai, E. navidadiformis, E. newtoni, E. rufa
Species lacking formal opinion data
E. claudiae, E. exalbida, E. fuenzalida
Entered
by J. Sepkoski on 2003-01-23; modified by A. Hendy on 2013-04-30

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
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
RankNameAuthor
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
—EuheterodontaGiribet and Distel 2003
superorderImparidentiaBieler 2014
—NeoheterodonteiTaylor et al. 2007
orderVenerida(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 carlosi Zinsmeister 1984
†Eurhomalea difficilis Ortmann 1899
†Eurhomalea florentinoi Zinsmeister 1984
†Eurhomalea fuenzalidai Philippi 1887
†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 to the top of the Holocene or 154.80000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 154.8 Ma

Collections (73 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lutetian - Oxfordian48.07 - 154.8Antarctica E. newtoni (121683)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03Antarctica E. antarctica, E. newtoni (63548 63549 278338 278339 278340) E. newtoni (63550 180150 207757 278320 278336 278344)
Lutetian - Priabonian48.07 - 33.9Antarctica E. sp. (203496)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71Antarctica E. antarctica (63552 63553) E. antarctica, E. newtoni (113372 278341) E. antarctica, E. newtoni, E. carlosi (63551 72405 153802) E. antarctica, E. newtoni, E. florentinoi (207756) E. newtoni (278337)
Bartonian - Priabonian41.03 - 33.9Antarctica E. newtoni (278016 278315 278596)
Late/Upper Eocene37.71 - 33.9Antarctica E. claudiae (43030)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Antarctica E. antarctica (72394 278579) E. antarctica, E. newtoni (72396 278578) E. florentinoi (72388 72389 162358 278312) E. newtoni (63547 72399 72400 72401 180151 278314 278322 278323 278331 278599)
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 (Moquegua) E. rufa (43708 43710 43712 43716)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Peru E. rufa (76643 76647)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Argentina E. exalbida (65818 65819 65821 65823)