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 alaskaensis, Myophorella amdoensis, Myophorella argo, Myophorella clavulosa, Myophorella dawsoni, Myophorella devexa, Myophorella formosa, Myophorella freboldi, Myophorella nodulosa, Myophorella orientalis, Myophorella packardi, Myophorella tuxedniensis, Myophorella yellowstonensis
Type specimen: holotype GSC 43289. Its type locality is GSC loc. 21886, which is in a Bajocian marine horizon in Canada.
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Jurassic of Canada (8: British Columbia collections), United States (2: Alaska)
Total: 10 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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