Bivalvia - Trigoniida - Myophoriidae
Synonym: Quadratia Yin 1974 [replaced name]
Full reference: Z. J. Fang. 2009. Guizhoumyophoria, a new name for Quadratia Yin, 1974 (Bivalvia: Trigonioida: Myophoriidae), preoccupied by Quadratia Muir-Wood and Cooper, 1960 (Brachiopoda: Strophomenida: Productellidae). Journal of Paleontology 83:998
Parent taxon: Myophoriidae according to Z. J. Fang 2009
See also Ros-Franch et al. 2014 and Stiller 2001
Sister taxa: Acanomyphoria, Amlerella, Atalantia, Baidiostraca, Caledogonia, Costatoria, Dolabra, Elegantinia, Erugonia, Gruenewaldia, Hefteria, Heminajas, Myophoria, Neoschizodus, Paraschizodus, Rhenania, Rhenanomya, Toechomya, Trionychodia, Yangella, Cytherodon
Subtaxa: Guizhoumyophoria quadrata
Type: Quadratia quadrata
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Triassic of China (14 collections)
Total: 14 collections each including a single occurrence
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