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Eopteria crassa

Rostroconchia - Conocardiida - Eopteriidae

Taxonomy
Pterinea crassa was named by Thoral (1935) [Pterinea? crassa Thoral 1935]. It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Eopteria crassa by Pojeta and Runnegar (1976), Babin (1982), Popov et al. (2003) and Wagner (2023).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1935Pterinea crassa Thoral p. 175
1976Eopteria crassa Pojeta and Runnegar p. 66
1982Eopteria crassa Babin
2003Eopteria crassa Popov et al. p. 175
2023Eopteria crassa Wagner p. 3078

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

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.

Eopteria crassa Thoral 1935
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
J. Pojeta and B. Runnegar 1976It is a robust small form whose shape and marginal denticles indicate that it should be placed in Eopteria.