Bivalvia - Trigoniida - Myophorelloidae
Full reference: T. P. Poulton. 1979. Jurassic Trigoniid Bivalves from Canada and Western United States of America. Geological Survey of Canada Bulletin 282
Belongs to Myophorella according to T. P. Poulton 1979
Sister taxa: Myophorella (Clavitrigonia), Myophorella (Clavotrigonia), Myophorella (Haidaia), Myophorella (Myophorella), Myophorella (Orthotrigonia), Myophorella (Scaphogonia), Myophorella (Scaphotrigonia), Myophorella alaskaensis, Myophorella amdoensis, Myophorella argo, Myophorella clavulosa, Myophorella dawsoni, Myophorella devexa, Myophorella formosa, Myophorella nodulosa, Myophorella orientalis, Myophorella packardi, Myophorella tipperi, Myophorella tuxedniensis, Myophorella yellowstonensis
Type specimen: holotype USNM 219867. Its type locality is USGS Field Number 56-153 F., which is in a Bajocian marine horizon in the Weberg Formation of Oregon.
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Jurassic of Canada (7: British Columbia, Yukon collections), United States (1: Oregon)
Total: 8 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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