Bivalvia - Trigoniida - Myophoriidae
Full reference: L. R. Cox. 1932. Further notes on the Trans-Jordan Trias. Journal of Natural History 10(55):93-113
Belongs to Myophoria according to L. R. Cox 1932
Sister taxa: Myophoria (Rhenania), Myophoria (Tropiphora), Myophoria acuticostata, Myophoria adornata, Myophoria ambilineata, Myophoria beringiana, Myophoria bittneri, Myophoria blainvillei, Myophoria brockensis, Myophoria cairnesi, Myophoria chenopus, Myophoria costulata, Myophoria coxi, Myophoria ebbae, Myophoria elliptica, Myophoria germanica, Myophoria goldfussi, Myophoria harpa, Myophoria heslingtonensis, Myophoria humboldtensis, Myophoria incurvata, Myophoria inflata, Myophoria intermedia, Myophoria kefersteini, Myophoria kokeni, Myophoria kuuoruensis, Myophoria liasica, Myophoria maxima, Myophoria mexicana, Myophoria nifukokoensis, Myophoria ornata, Myophoria picta, Myophoria proharpa, Myophoria reziae, Myophoria solitaria, Myophoria staggi, Myophoria stenonis, Myophoria subtrigonata, Myophoria subvestita, Myophoria timorensis, Myophoria transversa, Myophoria vestita, Myophoria volzi, Myophoria vulgaris, Myophoria zeballos, Trigonellites vulgaris
Type specimen: BMNH L. 57451. Its type locality is Wadi Hesban, which is in an Olenekian/Anisian marine limestone/marl in Jordan.
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at Wadi Hesban
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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