Myophorella (Myophorella) Bayle 1878 (clam)

Bivalvia - Trigoniida - Myophorelloidae

Synonyms: Clavotrigonia Lebküchner 1932, Myophorella (Clavitrigonia) Leanza 1942, Myophorella (Clavotrigonia) Lebküchner 1932, Trigonia (Clavitrigonia) Leanza 1942

Parent taxon: Myophorella according to E. Pérez et al. 2008

See also Cox 1952, Cox et al. 1969 and Negus and Beauvais 1979

Sister taxa: Myophorella (Haidaia), 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 tipperi, Myophorella tuxedniensis, Myophorella yellowstonensis

Subtaxa: Myophorella (Clavitrigonia) clavellata Myophorella (Clavotrigonia) clavellata Myophorella (Myophorella) araucana Myophorella (Myophorella) bolitoensis Myophorella (Myophorella) clathrata Myophorella (Myophorella) clivosa Myophorella (Myophorella) depereti Myophorella (Myophorella) griesbachi Myophorella (Myophorella) kurri Myophorella (Myophorella) lusitanica Myophorella (Myophorella) reginae Myophorella (Myophorella) spinifera

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Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of the United Kingdom (5 collections)

• Jurassic of Argentina (4), Chile (21), France (7), Germany (6), Iran (3), Japan (1), Peru (1), Portugal (11), Romania (1), the United Kingdom (27)

Total: 87 collections including 92 occurrences

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