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Eotrigonia tubulifera

Bivalvia - Trigoniida - Trigoniidae

Taxonomy
Trigonia tubulifera was named by Tate (1885) [DISTRIBUTION: Cenozoic; southern Australia.]. It is not a trace fossil.

It was recombined as Eotrigonia tubulifera by Darragh (1970).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1885Trigonia tubulifera Tate p. 3
1886Trigonia tubulifera Tate p. 145
1970Eotrigonia tubulifera Darragh p. 150

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
RankNameAuthor
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
UniomorphiGray 1854
UnioniGray 1854
UnionataGray 1854
orderTrigoniida(Dall 1889)
superfamilyTrigonioidea(Lamarck 1819)
familyTrigoniidaeLamarck 1819
genusEotrigoniaCossmann 1912
speciestubulifera()

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Eotrigonia tubulifera Tate 1885
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Environment: marinef
Locomotion: fast-movingf
Life habit: shallow infaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindf
Created: 2025-05-16 13:05:25
Modified: 2025-05-16 13:05:25
Source: f = family
References: Ros-Franch et al. 2014, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Oligocene to the top of the Middle Miocene or 27.30000 to 11.63000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Oligocene27.3 - 23.04Australia (Victoria) Eotrigonia tubulifera (72199 72236 72238)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98Australia (Victoria) Eotrigonia tubulifera (72200)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Australia (Victoria) Eotrigonia tubulifera (72188 72196 72201)