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Eopterioidea

Rostroconchia - Conocardiida

Taxonomy
Eopterioidea was named by Miller (1889) [nom. transl. Pojeta & Runnegar 1976]. Its type is Eopteria.

It was assigned to Conocardioida by Pojeta and Runnegar (1976).

Subtaxa

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1889Eopterioidea Miller
1976Eopterioidea Pojeta and Runnegar p. 48

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classRostroconchia
orderConocardiida()
superfamilyEopterioidea
superfamilyEopterioidea

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.

Superfm. †Eopterioidea Miller 1889
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Fm. †Eopteriidae Miller 1889
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G. †Eopteria Billings 1865
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Eopteria agustini Sánchez 2000
Eopteria aiteneria Popov et al. 2003
Eopteria alta Kobayashi 1933
Eopteria asiatica Kobayashi 1933
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Invalid names: Eopteria obsolata Kobayashi 1933 [synonym]
Eopteria conocardiformis Pojeta and Runnegar 1976
Eopteria crassa Thoral 1935
Eopteria flora Kobayashi 1933
Eopteria ornata Billings 1865
Eopteria richardsoni Billings 1865
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Invalid names: Eopteria typica Billings 1865 [replaced]
Eopteria struszi Pojeta et al. 1977
Eopteria trilobita Kobayashi 1934
Eopteria ventricosa Whitfield 1886
G. †Euchasma Billings 1865
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Euchasma blumenbachi Billings 1859
Euchasma caseyi Pojeta et al. 1977
Euchasma colliveri Cook and Camilleri 2001
Euchasma eopteriformis Kobayashi 1933
Euchasma jonesi Pojeta and Runnegar 1976
Euchasma multistriata Kobayashi 1933
Euchasma mytiliforme Pojeta and Runnegar 1976
Euchasma swarkoi Pojeta et al. 1977
Invalid names: Euchasmella Kobayashi 1933 [synonym]
G. †Pseudoeuchasma Kobayashi 1933
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Pseudoeuchasma typica Kobayashi 1933
G. †Talacastella Sanchez 1986
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Talacastella herrerai Sanchez 1986
G. †Wanwanella Kobayashi 1933
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Wanwanella striata Kobayashi 1933
Wanwanella trigonalis Kobayashi 1933
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Invalid names: Wanwanella tumida Kobayashi 1933 [synonym]
Wanwanella wanwanensis Kobayashi 1933
Invalid names: Wanwanoidea Kobayashi 1933 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Composition 2: low Mg calciteo
Locomotion: stationaryc
Life habit: semi-infaunalc
Diet: suspension feederc
Vision: blindc
Created: 2008-03-19 04:13:00
Modified: 2008-03-19 06:13:00
Source: o = order, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Mindyallan to the top of the Cautleyan or 499.00000 to 448.80000 Ma

Collections (97 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Mindyallan499.0 - 497.0Australia (Queensland) Euchasma sp. B (77515)
Datsonian488.3 - 485.4Australia (Queensland) Eopteria struszi (77447 77460 77481 77483 77484) Eopteria struszi, Euchasma caseyi (77446 77449 77461 77462 77463 77464 77465 77520) Euchasma caseyi (77482)
Cressagian486.5 - 482.0South Korea (Hwanghae-namdo) Eopteria alta, Eopteria asiatica, Eopteria flora, Euchasma eopteriformis, Euchasmella multistriata, Pseudoeuchasma typica, Wanwanella striata, Wanwanella wanwanensis, Wanwanoidea trigonalis, Eopteria obsolata, Wanwanella tumida (39398)
Tremadoc486.5 - 477.7Argentina (Jujuy) Eopteria agustini (167762)
Warendian485.4 - 478.6Australia (Queensland) Eopteria struszi (77469) Eopteria struszi, Euchasma caseyi (77487) Euchasma caseyi (77510 77514)
Early/Lower Ordovician485.4 - 470.0USA (Texas) Eopteria sp. (293)
Jeffersonian485.4 - 470.0USA (Missouri) Eopteria richardsoni (100291 100329)
Jeffersonian485.4 - 470.0Canada (Newfoundland and Labrador) Euchasma blumenbachi (133147)
Jeffersonian485.4 - 470.0Canada (Newfoundland) Euchasma blumenbachi (195785)
Jeffersonian485.4 - 470.0USA (Texas) Eopteria richardsoni (56489 100294) Eopteria sp. (56490 80088)
Cassinian482.3 - 470.0Canada (Quebec) Conocardium blumenbachium (56519) Eopteria richardsoni (100355) Euchasma blumenbachi (101743)
Cassinian482.3 - 470.0USA (Vermont) Ribeiria ventricosa (154944)
Cassinian482.3 - 470.0USA (Virginia) Euchasma blumenbachi (99218 99220)
Cassinian482.3 - 470.0USA (Arkansas) Eopteria richardsoni (100257)
Cassinian482.3 - 470.0Canada (Newfoundland) Eopteria typica (154702) Euchasma blumenbachi (195782 195783 195784)
Cassinian482.3 - 470.0Canada (Newfoundland and Labrador) Euchasma blumenbachi (56150 133127 133128 133134 133140) Euchasma blumenbachii (69196)
Cassinian482.3 - 470.0USA (Missouri) Eopteria indet. (75561) Eopteria richardsoni (56513 75519 75521 75523 75543 75545 75547 75551 75555 75556 75560 75579 100293)
Tulean - Blackhillsian480.8 - 470.0USA (Missouri) Eopteria richardsoni (98451)
Tulean - Blackhillsian480.8 - 470.0United Kingdom (Scotland) Euchasma blumenbachi (188697 188699 188715)
Floian477.7 - 470.0Canada (Newfoundland) Euchasma blumenbachi (195748)
Floian477.7 - 470.0France (Languedoc-Roussillon) Eopteria crassa (167630)
Floian477.7 - 470.0USA (Arkansas) Eopteria richardsoni (99119)
Bendigonian - Chewtonian474.9 - 470.0Australia (Northern Territory) Euchasma swarkoi (77701 77703)
Blackhillsian474.9 - 470.0USA (Alabama) Eopteria richardsoni (100254)
Fennian470.7 - 468.0Malaysia (Palau Lankawi Island) Euchasma jonesi (56164 172824) Euchasma mytiliforme (56163 56168)
Castlemainian470.0 - 470.3Australia (Queensland) Eopteria sp. A (77517) Euchasma sp. A (77518)
Castlemainian470.0 - 470.3Australia (Northern Territory) Euchasma swarkoi (77702)
Rangerian470.0 - 470.3USA (Nevada) Eopteria richardsoni (80059)
Whiterockian470.0 - 457.3USA (Nevada) Eopteria richardsoni (14232) Eopteria sp. (80058)
Early/Lower Llanvirn468.0 - 461.1Norway (Trøndelag) Euchasma sp. (191062)
Early/Lower Llanvirn468.0 - 461.1Argentina Talacastella herrerai (8748)
Darriwilian467.3 - 458.4Australia (Northern Territory) Euchasma swarkoi (77706 77708 77709)
Darriwilian467.3 - 458.4Australia (Tasmania) Eopteria struszi (173680)
Early/Lower Llandeilo466.0 - 460.9North Korea Conocardium sp. (56166)
Early/Lower Llandeilo466.0 - 460.9USA (Alaska) Eopteria richardsoni (55430)
Llandeilo461.1 - 458.4Australia (Tasmania) Eopteria struszi (173681 173682 173683)
Ashbyan457.3 - 449.6USA (Alabama) Eopteria conocardiformis (100251 100252)
Rocklandian457.3 - 449.6USA (Kentucky) Eopteria conocardiformis (87739)
Eastonian452.7 - 449.5Australia (Tasmania) Euchasma colliveri (79238)
Cautleyan449.2 - 448.8Kazakhstan (Central) Eopteria aiteneria (52737)