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 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
Type specimen: Its type locality is USGS Mesozoic loc24113, which is in a Bajocian marine sandstone in Alaska.
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Jurassic of United States (4: Alaska collections)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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