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Edmondia vetusta

Bivalvia - Pholadomyida - Edmondiidae

Taxonomy
Edmondia vetusta was named by Whiteaves (1897) [Edmondia ? vetusta]. It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Inmost Island, Kinwow Bay, Lake Winnepeg, which is in a Maysvillian carbonate dolomite/chert in the Red River Formation of Canada.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1897Edmondia vetusta Whiteaves pp. 187 - 188 figs. Plate 20, fig. 8

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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
CardiidiaFerussac 1822
PoromyataRidewood 1903
orderPholadomyida()
superfamilyEdmondioidea()
familyEdmondiidae
genusEdmondia
speciesvetusta

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.

Edmondia vetusta Whiteaves 1897
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: facultatively mobileo
Life habit: infaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2004-02-28 12:37:17
Modified: 2004-02-28 14:37:17
Source: o = order, c = class
Reference: Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Maysvillian to the top of the Gamachian or 450.20000 to 443.10000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Maysvillian450.2 - 449.6Canada (Manitoba) Edmondia vetusta (type locality: 174050)
Gamachian445.5 - 443.1Canada (Manitoba) Edmondia vetusta (26363)