Myophorella dawsoni Whiteaves 1878 (clam)

Bivalvia - Trigoniida - Myophorelloidae

Belongs to Myophorella according to J. F. Whiteaves 1878

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 devexa, Myophorella formosa, Myophorella freboldi, Myophorella nodulosa, Myophorella orientalis, Myophorella packardi, Myophorella tipperi, Myophorella tuxedniensis, Myophorella yellowstonensis

Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Jurassic of Canada (20: Alberta, British Columbia collections), United States (11: Alaska, California)

Total: 31 collections each including a single occurrence

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