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Eumorphotis venetiana

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Aviculopectinidae

Taxonomy
Avicula venetiana was named by Hauer (1850).

It was recombined as Pseudomonotis (Eumorphotis) venetiana by Ogilvie Gordon (1927); it was recombined as Eumorphotis venetiana by Hsu (1937), Nakazawa (1981), Yang et al. (1986) and Hautmann et al. (2013).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1850Avicula venetiana Hauer
1878Avicula venetiana Lepsius
1927Pseudomonotis (Eumorphotis) venetiana Ogilvie Gordon
1937Eumorphotis venetiana Hsu p. 313 figs. Pl 1, fig 7
1981Eumorphotis venetiana Nakazawa p. 101 figs. Pl 9, figs 18,19
1986Eumorphotis venetiana Yang et al. figs. Pl 2, fig 18
2013Eumorphotis venetiana Hautmann et al. p. 275 fig. 6G

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassPteriomorphia(Beurlen 1944)
RankNameAuthor
OstreomorphiFerussac 1822
OstreioniFerussac 1822
OstreataFerussac 1822
superorderOstreiformiiFerussac 1822
orderPectinida(Gray 1854)
suborderAnomiidinaGray 1854
AviculopectinoideiStarobogatov 1992
superfamilyAviculopectinoideaMeek and Hayden 1864
familyAviculopectinidae
genusEumorphotisBittner 1901
speciesvenetiana(Hauer 1850)

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.

Eumorphotis venetiana Hauer 1850
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height18.97----
valve height1113.32.9821.714.74.78

Composition: aragonitef
Composition 2: low Mg calcitef
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryo
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2007-10-05 04:31:45
Modified: 2007-10-05 06:31:45
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Changhsingian to the top of the Griesbachian or 254.17000 to 250.50000 Ma

Collections (51 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Changhsingian254.17 - 252.17China (Sichuan) Eumorphotis venetiana (95603)
Changhsingian254.17 - 252.17China (Zhejiang) Eumorphotis venetiana (105215)
Induan252.17 - 251.2China (Zhejiang) Eumorphotis venetiana (109789)
Early/Lower Triassic252.17 - 247.2Italy (South Tyrol) Pseudomonotis venetiana (204987 204988)
Early/Lower Triassic252.17 - 247.2Italy (Trento) Pseudomonotis venetiana (202258)
Induan - Olenekian252.17 - 247.2Croatia Pseudomonotis venetiana (212709)
Griesbachian251.902 - 250.5Azerbaijan Eumorphotis venetiana (110699)
Griesbachian251.902 - 250.5India Avicula venetiana (110990 110992)
Griesbachian251.902 - 250.5China (Sichuan) Eumorphotis venetiana (89361 89362 98559 117506)
Griesbachian251.902 - 250.5Greenland Eumorphotis venetiana (48115) Pseudomonotis venetiana (118489 118510)
Griesbachian251.902 - 250.5China (Zhejiang) Eumorphotis venetiana (105221)
Griesbachian251.902 - 250.5China (Guizhou) Eumorphotis venetiana (149287 205960 205994 205995 205998 205999)
Griesbachian251.902 - 250.5China (Guangxi) Eumorphotis venetiana (121130)
Griesbachian251.902 - 250.5China (Hubei) Eumorphotis venetiana (149224 149225 204842 204843 204844 204845 204853 204855 204861)
Griesbachian251.902 - 250.5India (Kashmir) Eumorphotis venetiana (48914 48915 131943 131948 131950 131951)
Smithian251.3 - 247.2Svalbard and Jan Mayen Pseudomonotis venetiana (212234)
Smithian251.3 - 247.2Hungary Eumorphotis venetiana (177420)
Spathian251.3 - 247.2Romania Eumorphotis venetiana (161080)
Spathian251.3 - 247.2USA (Utah) Eumorphotis venetiana (122196 122198 122199 122201 122205 141603)
Olenekian251.2 - 247.2Italy (Trento) Avicula venetiana (202266)
Olenekian251.2 - 247.2Croatia (Split-Dalmatia) Pseudomonotis venetiana (211741)