Bivalvia - Arcida - Limopsidae
Alternative combination: Trigonocoelia insolita
Belongs to Limopsis according to M. Griffin and S. N. Nielsen 2008
See also Frassinetti and Covacevich 1999
Sister taxa: Limopsis (Limopsis), Limopsis (Limopsista), Limopsis affinis, Limopsis aguilari, Limopsis antillensis, Limopsis aviculoides, Limopsis belcheri, Limopsis calva, Limopsis carmanahensis, Limopsis chapmani, Limopsis coemansi, Limopsis cossmanni, Limopsis cristata, Limopsis davinae, Limopsis demerei, Limopsis ellipsis, Limopsis gisbornensis, Limopsis grenadinarum, Limopsis hatoviejonis, Limopsis hirtella, Limopsis invalida, Limopsis janeiroensis, Limopsis kunraediensis, Limopsis lawsi, Limopsis marionensis, Limopsis marwicki, Limopsis minima, Limopsis monbergi, Limopsis monilis, Limopsis morningtonensis, Limopsis multiradiata, Limopsis nitens, Limopsis onchodes, Limopsis ovalis, Limopsis parma, Limopsis paucidentata, Limopsis pelagica, Limopsis perieri, Limopsis peteri, Limopsis plana, Limopsis propeinvalida, Limopsis psimolis, Limopsis pygmaea, Limopsis radialis, Limopsis radiata, Limopsis silveradoensis, Limopsis spicata, Limopsis squiresi, Limopsis sulcata, Limopsis surinamensis, Limopsis tenella, Limopsis transversa, Limopsis turnbulli, Limopsis zealandica, Limopsis zitteli, Limopsis (Pectunculina) multistriata, Pectunculina scalaris, Pectunculina parvicostata, Limopsis (Pectunculina) retifera, Limopsis (Pectunculina) lamellata, Limopsis (Pectunculina) fenestrata, Pectunculina proceritas, Limopsis (Pectunculina) grenadarum, Lunopsis hoerninghausii, Trigonocoelia ledoides, Trigonocoelia curvirostris, Felicia phrear
Ecology: facultatively mobile epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Pliocene of Antarctica (1 collection)
• Miocene of Argentina (8), Chile (2)
• Oligocene to Miocene of Argentina (1)
• Oligocene of Argentina (2)
• Eocene to Miocene of Argentina (1)
• Eocene to Oligocene of Argentina (2)
• Eocene of Australia (1)
Total: 18 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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