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Eopteria conocardiformis

Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)4953641https://www.gbif.org/species/4953641
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)73493https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=73493
Rankspecies
Taxonomy (GBIF)Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Eopteriidae : Eopteria : Eopteria conocardiformis
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Rostroconchia : Conocardiida : Eopteriidae : Eopteria : Eopteria conocardiformis
Taxonomic Status (GBIF)accepted
Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)
RankNameAuthor
-Eukaryota
-OpisthokontaCavalier-Smith 1987
kingdomAnimalia
-Bilateria
-EubilateriaAx 1987
-ProtostomiaGrobben 1908
-Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMolluscaLinnaeus 1758
classRostroconchiaPojeta et al. 1972
orderConocardiida
superfamilyEopterioideaMiller 1889
familyEopteriidaeMiller 1889
genusEopteriaBillings 1865
speciesEopteria conocardiformisPojeta & Runnegar 1976
Generic NameEopteria
Scientific NameEopteria conocardiformis Pojeta & Runnegar, 1976
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Eopteria conocardiformisspeciesbelongs to Eopteriastated with evidencePojeta and Runnegar, 1976
Eopteria conocardiformisspeciesbelongs to Eopteriastated without evidencePopov et al., 2004
Eopteria conocardiformisspeciesbelongs to Eopteriastated with evidenceWagner, 2017
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)1
First Recorded Appearance461 - 450 Ma
Ordovician
Last Recorded Appearance461 - 450 Ma
Ordovician
Motilitystationary (based on Rostroconchia)
Visionblind (based on Rostroconchia)
Dietsuspension feeder (based on Rostroconchia)
Taphonomyaragonite, low Mg calcite (based on Conocardiida)
Primary Reference (PBDB)J. Pojeta and B. Runnegar. 1976. The paleontology of rostroconch mollusks and the early history of the phylum Mollusca. United States Geological Survey Professional Paper 968:1-88

Fossil Distribution

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1976Eopteria conocardiformis Pojeta and Runnegar
2004Eopteria conocardiformis Popov et al. p. 174
2020Eopteria conocardiformis Wagner p. 3020

References

Pojeta J., Runnegar B. (1976) The paleontology of rostroconch mollusks and the early history of the phylum Mollusca, United States Geological Survey Professional Paper 968, 1-88
Popov L.E., Cope J.C.W., et al (2004) A new Ordovician rostroconch mollusc from Kazakhstan, Alcheringa 27 3, 173-179
Wagner P. J. (2017) Paleozoic Gastropod, Rostroconch, Helcionelloid and Tergomyan Database
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
 
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