Bivalvia - Trigoniida - Myophorelloidae
Full reference: E. Pérez, M. Aberhan, R. Reyes and A. Hillebrandt. 2008. Early Jurassic Bivalvia of northern Chile. Part III. Order Trigonioida. Beringeria 39:51-102
Belongs to Vaugonia according to E. Pérez et al. 2008
Sister taxa: Vaugonia (Hijitrigonia), Vaugonia (Vaugonia), Vaugonia angulata, Vaugonia clythia, Vaugonia detrita, Vaugonia doroschini, Vaugonia flecta, Vaugonia flexicostata, Vaugonia goodalli, Vaugonia gottschei, Vaugonia hauchcornei, Vaugonia imlayi, Vaugonia kobayashii, Vaugonia obliqua, Vaugonia oregonensis, Vaugonia substriata, Vaugonia tripartita, Vaugonia utahensis, Vaugonia vancouverensis, Vaugonia vcostata, Vaugonia veronica, Vaugonia yukonensis
Type specimen: SNGM 631, a shell (articulated specimen). Its type locality is Quebrada Chanchoquin-Paitepen, Atacama, which is in a Falciferum open shallow subtidal limestone in Chile.
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Jurassic of Chile (3 collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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