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Eritropis

Bivalvia - Afghanodesmatida - Eritropidae

Taxonomy
Eritropis was named by Pojeta and Gilbert-Tomlinson (1977) [Sepkoski's age data: O m Sepkoski's reference number: 1046]. Its type is Isoarca opiformis.

It was assigned to Praenuculidae by Vokes (1980); to Nuculoida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Eritropidae by Bouchet et al. (2010).

Species
Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1977Eritropis Pojeta and Gilbert-Tomlinson p. 12
1980Eritropis Vokes p. 220
2002Eritropsis Sepkoski
2010Eritropis Bouchet et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
RankNameAuthor
Eubivalvia
subclassProtobranchia(Pelseneer 1889)
superorderNuculaniformiiCarter et al. 2000
orderAfghanodesmatida
superfamilyAfghanodesmatoideaScarlato and Starobogatov 1979
familyEritropidaeCope 2000
genusEritropis

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.

G. †Eritropis Pojeta and Gilbert-Tomlinson 1977
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Eritropis opiformis Tate 1896
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: facultatively mobilec
Life habit: infaunalc
Diet: suspension feederc
Vision: blindc
Created: 2004-02-28 11:33:36
Modified: 2010-02-12 03:59:35
Source: c = class
Reference: Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Darriwilian to the top of the Abereiddian or 467.30000 to 461.10000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Abereiddian468.0 - 461.1United Kingdom (Wales) E. peregrinata (20699)
Darriwilian467.3 - 458.4Australia (Northern Territory) E. opiformis (77699 79154 79199 79242) E. sp. A (79123)