†Maoritrigonia nuggetensis Trechmann 1917 (clam)
Click image to enlarge. Click to access iDigBio record.
Bivalvia - Trigoniida - Trigoniidae
Alternative combination: Myophoria nuggetensis
Full reference: C. T. Trechmann. 1917. The Trias of New Zealand. Quarterly Journal of the Geological Society of London 73(3):165-246
Belongs to Maoritrigonia according to C. A. Fleming 1962
Sister taxa: Maoritrigonia beringica, Maoritrigonia chekhovi, Maoritrigonia columbiana, Maoritrigonia mollesensis, Maoritrigonia otamitensis, Maoritrigonia pirouteti, Maoritrigonia sparsicostata
Ecology: fast-moving shallow infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at Nugget Point (Triassic of New Zealand)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
Click image to enlarge. Click to access iDigBio record.