†Myophorella (Scaphogonia) purseri Fleming 1987 (clam)
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Bivalvia - Trigoniida - Myophorelloidae
Full reference: C. A. Fleming. 1987. New Zealand Mesozoic Bivalves of the Superfamily Trigoniacea. New Zealand Geological Survey Paleontological Bulletin 53
Belongs to Myophorella (Scaphogonia) according to C. A. Fleming 1987
Sister taxa: Myophorella (Scaphogonia) hokonuiensis, Myophorella (Scaphogonia) macnaughti, Scaphogonia argo
Type specimen: TM5788
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Jurassic to Cretaceous of Antarctica (4 collections)
• Jurassic of Antarctica (2), New Zealand (3)
Total: 9 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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