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Echinorbis papillosa

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Limidae

Taxonomy
Echinorbis papillosa was named by Waterhouse (1987). Its type specimen is UQF 70257, a valve (Left valve), and it is a mold. Its type locality is UQ L4316, Ross Creek Tributary, Cracow Station, which is in a Roadian coastal siltstone in the Brae Formation of Australia. It is the type species of Echinorbis.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1987Echinorbis papillosa Waterhouse p. 161 figs. Pl 9, figs 24-26;28-29, Pl 10, fig 1-4

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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
Limoidei(Moore 1952)
superfamilyLimoidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyLimidaeRafinesque 1815
genusEchinorbis
speciespapillosa

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.

Echinorbis papillosa Waterhouse 1987
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Composition 2: low Mg calcitef
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesf
Life habit: low-level epifaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2007-11-26 09:06:10
Modified: 2009-10-10 17:36:45
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Roadian or 272.30000 to 268.80000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Roadian272.3 - 268.8Australia (Queensland) Echinorbis papillosa (66276 type locality: 66279 66282)