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Pacitrigonia sylvesteri

Bivalvia - Trigoniida - Trigoniidae

Taxonomy
Pacitrigonia sylvesteri was named by Marwick (1932) [DISTRIBUTION: Late Cretaceous; New Zealand.]. It is not a trace fossil. It is the type species of Pacitrigonia.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1932Pacitrigonia sylvesteri Marwick
1952Pacitrigonia sylvesteri Cox
1998Pacitrigonia sylvesteri Stilwell p. 54

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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
genusPacitrigoniaMarwick 1932
speciessylvesteriMarwick 1932

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.

†Pacitrigonia sylvesteri Marwick 1932
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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: Maastrichtian or 72.20000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0New Zealand Pacitrigonia sylvesteri (1341)