Myophorella (Orthotrigonia) Cox 1952 (clam)

Bivalvia - Trigoniida - Myophorelloidae

Full reference: L. R. Cox. 1952. Notes on the Trigoniidae, with outlines of a classification of the family. Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London 29:45-70

Parent taxon: Myophorella according to L. R. Cox 1952

See also Fischer 1969, Fleming 1987 and Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Myophorella (Clavitrigonia), Myophorella (Clavotrigonia), Myophorella (Haidaia), Myophorella (Myophorella), Myophorella (Scaphogonia), Myophorella (Scaphotrigonia), Myophorella alaskaensis, Myophorella amdoensis, Myophorella argo, Myophorella clavulosa, Myophorella dawsoni, Myophorella devexa, Myophorella formosa, Myophorella freboldi, Myophorella nodulosa, Myophorella orientalis, Myophorella packardi, Myophorella tipperi, Myophorella tuxedniensis, Myophorella yellowstonensis

Subtaxa: Myophorella (Orthotrigonia) spiculifera

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Type: Trigonia duplicata

Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Jurassic of France (7 collections), Germany (1)

Total: 8 collections each including a single occurrence

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