Austromyophorella Cooper 2011 (clam)

Bivalvia - Trigoniida - Myophorelloidae

Full reference: M. R. Cooper. 2011. Austromyophorella, a new genus of Lower Cretaceous trigonioid bivalve from South Africa. Durban Natural Science Museum Novitates 34:35-38

Parent taxon: Myophorellinae according to M. R. Cooper 2011

Sister taxa: Myophorella, Myophorellini, Orthotrigonia, Retetrigonia, Scaphorella, Steinmanellini

Subtaxa: Austromyophorella australiana Austromyophorella dooleyi Austromyophorella oosthuizeni

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Type: Austromyophorella dooleyi

Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Austromyophorella in the database

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