Bivalvia - Carditida - Myophoricardiidae
Full reference: M. Hautmann, A. B. Smith, A. J. McGowan and H. Bucher. 2013. Bivalves from the Olenekian (Early Triassic) of south-western Utah: systematics and evolutionary significance. Journal of Systematic Palaeontology 11:263-293
Belongs to Sementiconcha according to R. Hofmann and M. Hautmann 2013
See also Hautmann et al. 2013
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: USNM 543533. Its type locality is Beaver Dam Mountains BM5, Bed 7, which is in a Spathian carbonate limestone in the Moenkopi Formation of Utah.
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Triassic of United States (6: Utah collections)
Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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