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Euchondria jiaheensis

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Euchondriidae

Taxonomy
Euchondria jiaheensis was named by Fang (1987). Its type specimen is NIGP 71667, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Xiaoyuanchong (Douling Fm, Upper Mb), Yuanjia, Jiahe, which is in a Wuchiapingian marine mudstone in the Douling Formation of China.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1987Euchondria jiaheensis Fang p. 378 figs. Pl 5, figs 9-11

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassPteriomorphia(Beurlen 1944)
RankNameAuthor
OstreomorphiFerussac 1822
OstreioniFerussac 1822
OstreataFerussac 1822
superorderOstreiformiiFerussac 1822
orderPectinida(Gray 1854)
suborderEntoliidina
superfamilyEuchondrioideaNewell 1938
familyEuchondriidae
genusEuchondria
speciesjiaheensis

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.

Euchondria jiaheensis Fang 1987
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
valve height318.017.519.217.50.999

Composition: low Mg calciteo
Composition 2: aragoniteo
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryo
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2007-09-07 02:56:05
Modified: 2009-12-13 03:22:38
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Wuchiapingian or 259.51000 to 254.14000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14China (Hunan) Euchondria jiaheensis (type locality: 107820)