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Edmondia ovata

Bivalvia - Pholadomyida - Edmondiidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1873Edmondia ovata Meek and Worthen figs. pl. 26 f. 13
1874Edmondia ovata Meek p. 580
1915Edmondia ovata Girty pp. 106-107 figs. pl. 14 f. 13
1922Edmondia ovata Morningstar p. 199 figs. pl. 10 f. 8-9
1961Edmondia ovata Hoare pp. 97-98 figs. pl. 13 f. 11-12

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
RankNameAuthor
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
CardioniFerussac 1822
CardiidiaFerussac 1822
PoromyataRidewood 1903
orderPholadomyida()
superfamilyEdmondioidea()
familyEdmondiidae
genusEdmondia
speciesovata

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.

Edmondia ovata Meek and Worthen 1873
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: facultatively mobileo
Life habit: infaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2004-02-28 12:37:17
Modified: 2004-02-28 14:37:17
Source: o = order, c = class
Reference: Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Desmoinesian to the top of the Virgilian or 312.80000 to 298.90000 Ma

Collections (26 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Morrowan - Desmoinesian323.4 - 306.0Mexico (Oaxaca) Edmondia ovata (44290 44297 44331 44332 44333)
Pennsylvanian323.4 - 298.9Mexico (Oaxaca) Edmondia ovata (211808 211809 211812 211813 211814)
Kashirian - Myachkovian313.8 - 307.0USA (New Mexico) Edmondia ovata (46548)
Desmoinesian312.8 - 306.0USA (Missouri) Edmondia ovata (70134 70272 70274 70278 70288 70309)
Virgilian303.7 - 298.9USA (Illinois) Edmondia ovata (50219)
Virgilian303.7 - 298.9USA (Texas) Edmondia ovata (217891 217905 217908 217915 217932 217944 217992 218024)