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Erycina (Hemilepton) aotea

Bivalvia - Venerida - Erycinidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1992Erycina (Hemilepton) aotea Maxwell p. 72 figs. pl. 6, fig. i, k

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
RankNameAuthor
EuheterodontaGiribet and Distel 2003
superorderImparidentiaBieler 2014
NeoheterodonteiTaylor et al. 2007
orderVenerida(Gray 1854)
superfamilyLeptonoidea(Gray 1847)
familyErycinidaeGray 1847
genusErycinaLamarck 1805
subgenusHemilepton(Cossmann 1911)
speciesaotea

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.

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Diagnosis
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Measurements
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Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: stationaryg
Life habit: infaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-09-09 07:30:44
Modified: 2009-09-09 09:30:44
Source: g = genus, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Sanchez Roig 1926, Todd 2001

Age range: Late/Upper Eocene or 37.71000 to 33.90000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Eocene37.71 - 33.9New Zealand (Canterbury) Erycina aotea (45037)