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Megatrigonia (Apiotrigonia)

Bivalvia - Trigoniida - Trigoniidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1952Megatrigonia (Apiotrigonia) Cox
1960Megatrigonia (Apiotrigonia) Jones p. 158
1975Apiotrigonia Hayami
1982Apiotrigonia Tashiro and Kozai p. 78
2002Apiotrigonia Sepkoski
2010Apiotrigonia Bouchet et al.

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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
genusMegatrigoniavan Hoepen 1929
subgenusApiotrigonia

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.

Subg. †Megatrigonia (Apiotrigonia) Cox 1952
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Apiotrigonia buchi Geinitz 1900
Apiotrigonia calderoni Cragin 1905
Apiotrigonia chivensis Archangelski 1916
Apiotrigonia disparilis d'Orbigny 1844
Apiotrigonia maudensis Whiteaves 1876
Apiotrigonia newcombei Packard 1921
Apiotrigonia pennata Sowerby 1819
Apiotrigonia progonos Paulcke 1903
Apiotrigonia robinaldina d'Orbigny 1844
Apiotrigonia subovalis Jimbo 1894
Apiotrigonia syrdariensis Archangelski 1900
Apiotrigonia turcmenensis Archangelski 1900
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Invalid names: Trigonia packardi Anderson 1958 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
height511.810.014.111.01.93

Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: facultatively mobileo
Life habit: infaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2004-02-28 12:34:20
Modified: 2004-02-28 14:34:20
Source: o = order, c = class
Reference: Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Aptian to the top of the Early/Lower Campanian or 122.46000 to 70.60000 Ma

Collections (49 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Aptian122.46 - 113.0Chile (Ovalle) Apiotrigonia progonos (222423)
Albian113.0 - 100.5USA (Oregon) Megatrigonia condoni (88611 88613 88614 88616 88617)
Albian113.0 - 100.5USA (California) Trigonia packardi (176021)
Early/Lower Albian112.03 - 109.0USA (Oregon) Megatrigonia condoni (88612 88615)
Late/Upper Albian - Early/Lower Cenomanian105.3 - 93.5USA (California) Apiotrigonia sp. (224968)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Japan (Ishikari) Apiotrigonia minor (39652) Apiotrigonia minor, Apiotrigonia subovalis (39578)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9USA (California) Apiotrigonia condoni (220368)
Cenomanian - Turonian100.5 - 89.8Russian Federation (Sakhalin) Apiotrigonia minor (39569)
Turonian93.9 - 89.8Japan (Ishikari) Apiotrigonia minor (39669) Apiotrigonia minor, Apiotrigonia subovalis (39577)
Turonian - Santonian93.9 - 83.6Japan (Ehime) Apiotrigonia minor (40591)
Late/Upper Turonian93.5 - 89.3Japan Apiotrigonia undulosa (87013)
Middle Turonian - Late/Upper Turonian93.5 - 89.3Japan Apiotrigonia undulosa (87012)
Coniacian89.8 - 86.3Japan (Fukushima) Apiotrigonia undulosa (40168)
Coniacian89.8 - 86.3Japan (Oita) Apiotrigonia undulosa (40321)
Coniacian89.8 - 86.3Japan (Kumamoto) Apiotrigonia minor (38621)
Early/Lower Coniacian89.3 - 85.8Japan (Fukushima) Apiotrigonia minor (39626)
Late/Upper Coniacian - Campanian89.3 - 72.1Japan (Tokushima) Apiotrigonia minor (40654)
Santonian86.3 - 83.6Japan (Kumamoto) Apiotrigonia granosa, Apiotrigonia himenourensis, Apiotrigonia minor, Apiotrigonia obliquecostata (39567) Apiotrigonia utoensis (40656)
Santonian - Campanian86.3 - 72.1Japan (Kagoshima) Apiotrigonia himenourensis (40507)
Early/Lower Santonian85.8 - 83.5Japan Apiotrigonia minor (219958)
Late/Upper Santonian85.8 - 83.5Japan Apiotrigonia minor (115287 115291 115294 115297)
Campanian83.6 - 72.1Japan (Hyogo) Apiotrigonia obsoleta, Apiotrigonia postonodosa (39575)
Campanian83.6 - 72.1Japan (Kumamoto) Apiotrigonia minor, Apiotrigonia postonodosa (39565) Apiotrigonia obsoleta (40657)
Campanian83.6 - 72.1Japan (Ehime) Apiotrigonia crassoradiata (40325)
Early/Lower Campanian83.5 - 70.6Japan Apiotrigonia minor (82332 82336 82340 82341 82342 82378 82381 82382 82383 82384)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Russian Federation (Sakhalin) Apiotrigonia sp., Apiotrigonia hetonaiana (1333)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Japan Apiotrigonia dubia (1396) Apiotrigonia dubia, Apiotrigonia postonodosa (1315)