Myonia argentinensis Harrington 1955 (clam)

Bivalvia - Cardiidia - Sanguinolitidae

Alternative combination: Stutchburia argentinensis

Full reference: H. J. Harrington. 1955. The Permian Eurydesma fauna of eastern Argentina. Journal of Paleontology 29(1):112-128

Belongs to Myonia according to J. P. Neves et al. 2014

See also Harrington 1955, Pagani 2000 and Simões et al. 2012

Sister taxa: Myonia (Myomedia), Myonia (Myonia), Myonia arbitrata, Myonia carinella, Myonia compacta, Myonia elongata, Myonia gibbosa, Myonia komiensiformis, Myonia komiensis, Myonia kutygini, Myonia ovata, Myonia parallela, Myonia pollocki, Myonia sinuosa, Myonia undata, Myonia wenxingchangensis

Type specimen: CPBA 5778. Its type locality is Arroyo Piedra Azul, Bed BM6, Sierra Pillahuinco, which is in a Sakmarian marine shale in the Bonete Formation of Argentina.

Ecology: facultatively mobile deep infaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Permian of Argentina (3 collections), Brazil (2)

Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence

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