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Eomiltha contortula

Bivalvia - Lucinida - Lucinidae

Taxonomy
Lucina contortula was named by Deshayes (1857).

It was recombined as Eomiltha contortula by Taylor and Glover (2018).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1857Lucina contortula Deshayes
2018Eomiltha contortula Taylor and Glover p. 131

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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
LucinidiaGray 1854
orderLucinida(Stoliczka 1871)
superfamilyLucinoideaFleming 1828
familyLucinidaeFleming 1828
subfamilyMilthinaeChavan 1969
genusEomilthaCossmann 1912
speciescontortula(Deshayes 1857)

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.

Eomiltha contortula Deshayes 1857
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Locomotion: facultatively mobilef
Life habit: deep infaunalf
Diet: chemosymbioticf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-05-17 03:07:50
Modified: 2009-10-09 08:44:03
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004
Collections
No collection or age range data are available