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Taxonomy
Eomiltha was named by Cossmann (1912) [Sepkoski's age data: T Pale R]. It is extant. Its type is Lucina contorta.
It was reranked as Miltha (Eomiltha) by Stewart (1930) and Vokes (1983); it was reranked as Gibbolucina (Eomiltha) by Glibert (1985) and Moore (1988).
It was assigned to Milthinae by Vokes (1980); to Miltha by Stewart (1930) and Vokes (1983); to Gibbolucina by Glibert (1985) and Moore (1988); and to Veneroida by Sepkoski (2002).
It was reranked as Miltha (Eomiltha) by Stewart (1930) and Vokes (1983); it was reranked as Gibbolucina (Eomiltha) by Glibert (1985) and Moore (1988).
It was assigned to Milthinae by Vokes (1980); to Miltha by Stewart (1930) and Vokes (1983); to Gibbolucina by Glibert (1985) and Moore (1988); and to Veneroida by Sepkoski (2002).
Synonymy list
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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.
Subg. Gibbolucina (Eomiltha) Cossmann 1912
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†Eomiltha pandata Conrad 1833
†Eomiltha scolaroi Vokes 1969
Eomiltha voorhoevei Deshayes 1857
†Eomiltha woodi Olsson 1930
†Eomiltha xustris Gardner 1926
†Gibbolucina (Eomiltha) defrancei Deshayes 1857
†Gibbolucina (Eomiltha) gyrata Gabb 1864
†Gibbolucina (Eomiltha) packi Dickerson 1916
†Miltha (Eomiltha) contorta Defrance 1823
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Danian to the top of the Late/Upper Miocene or 66.00000 to 5.33300 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 61.6 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 61.6 Ma
Collections (57 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Danian | Belgium | Eomiltha alburgensis (22931) | |
| Danian | USA (Texas) | Eomiltha strangensis (205466) | |
| Thanetian | Bulgaria (Varna) | Miltha contorta (102400) | |
| Ypresian | USA (Oregon) | Lucina packi (200795 200796 200803) | |
| Ypresian | USA (California) | Lucina packi (122656) Miltha packi (178748 178752 185192 194164) Phacoides gyrata (52429 52432 52434) | |
| Ypresian - Lutetian | USA (Alabama) | Eomiltha sp. (83757 83802) | |
| Eocene | USA (California) | Lucina gyrata (91476 207115) | |
| Early/Lower Eocene | USA (California) | Miltha packi (111552) | |
| Lutetian | USA (Alabama) | Eomiltha pandata (81209 81212 81254 81258) | |
| Lutetian | USA (California) | Eomiltha sp. (94822) Miltha packi (200737 200751 200754 202094) | |
| Lutetian | Belgium | Gibbolucina defrancei (77611) | |
| Lutetian - Bartonian | USA (Alabama) | Eomiltha pandata (205420) | |
| Bartonian | Peru (Piura) | Phacoides woodi (52526) | |
| Bartonian | USA (Alabama) | Eomiltha pandata (5312 5318 81266 81275 81278 81282 205438 205489) | |
| Bartonian | USA (California) | Lucina gyrata (122295) | |
| Bartonian - Priabonian | USA (Florida) | Miltha ocalana (99256) | |
| Priabonian | Peru (Ica) | Miltha woodi (100331) | |
| Priabonian | Bulgaria | Miltha contorta (103760) Miltha prominensis (103759) Miltha pulliense (103739) | |
| Priabonian | USA (North Carolina) | Lucina pandata (5365) | |
| Priabonian | USA (South Carolina) | Lucina pandata (5362 5363) | |
| Late/Upper Eocene | Japan | Eomiltha sp. (70926) | |
| Early/Lower Oligocene | Peru (Piura) | Phacoides woodi (55441) | |
| Burdigalian | USA (Florida) | Eomiltha scolaroi (91536 92461 92550 92551 92556) Phacoides xustris (42367) | |
| Late/Upper Miocene | Australia (South Australia) | Eomiltha confirmans (63439) |