Myophorigonia margaritifera Boehm 1904 (clam)

Bivalvia - Trigoniida - Trigoniidae

Alternative combination: Trigonia margaritifera

Belongs to Myophorigonia according to L. R. Cox 1952

Sister taxa: Myophorigonia jaworskii, Myophorigonia kobayashii, Myophorigonia parcinoda, Myophorigonia paucicostata, Myophorigonia salasi

Ecology: fast-moving shallow infaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Bjørnøya, Skuldsberg, B1 (Triassic of Svalbard and Jan Mayen)

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