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Myophorella

Bivalvia - Trigoniida - Myophorellidae

Taxonomy
Myophorella was named by Bayle (1878) [Sepkoski's age data: J Plie K Barr Sepkoski's reference number: 1115]. It is not extant. Its type is Trigonia nodulosa.

It was assigned to Trigoniidae by Cox (1952), Vokes (1980); to Trigonioida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Myophorellinae by Fleming (1987), Pérez et al. (2008), Bouchet et al. (2010).

Species
M. (Clavitrigonia), M. (Clavotrigonia), M. (Haidaia), M. (Myophorella), M. (Orthotrigonia), M. (Scaphogonia), M. (Scaphotrigonia), M. alaskaensis, M. amdoensis, M. argo, M. clavulosa, M. dawsoni, M. devexa, M. formosa, M. freboldi, M. nodulosa, M. orientalis, M. packardi, M. tipperi, M. tuxedniensis, M. yellowstonensis
Species lacking formal opinion data
M. aculeata, M. alcobacaensis, M. alexandra, M. argentinica, M. catenifera, M. clarellata, M. clavellulata, M. costatula, M. crenulata, M. dekaiboda, M. franconica, M. garatei, M. garatei, M. gracilenta, M. greisbachi, M. hashimotoi, M. hidensis, M. hillebrandti, M. hudlestoni, M. imamurai, M. impressa, M. impressa, M. intermedia, M. intermedia, M. kappazakensis, M. kawhiana, M. kiwawaensis, M. leziatensis, M. literata, M. livinigstonensis, M. loewinsonlessingi, M. lupheri, M. magawensis, M. monatanaensis, M. muricata, M. obsoleta, M. ohmachii, M. producta, M. pulex, M. quennelli, M. rawsoni, M. saurini, M. sigmoidalis, M. signata, M. signata, M. spinosa, M. subcircularis, M. suevica, M. sugayensis, M. tealbyensis, M. toyamensis, M. tuberculata, M. volkheimeri, Myphorella suevica, Trigonia kuchensis

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1878Myophorella Bayle
1952Myophorella Cox
1980Myophorella Vokes p. 99
1987Myophorella Fleming pp. 32, 35
2002Myophorella Sepkoski
2002Promyophorella Sepkoski
2008Myophorella Pérez et al. p. 82
2010Myophorella 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)
superfamilyMyophorelloidea(Kobayashi 1954)
—MyophorelloidaeKobayashi 1954
familyMyophorellidaeKobayashi 1954
subfamilyMyophorellinaeKobayashi 1954
genusMyophorellaBayle 1878

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.

G. †Myophorella Bayle 1878
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Subg. †Myophorella (Clavotrigonia) Lebküchner 1932
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Subg. †Myophorella (Haidaia) Crickmay 1930
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Subg. †Myophorella (Scaphotrigonia) Dietrich 1933
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†Scaphotrigonia navis Lamarck 1900
†Myophorella alaskaensis Poulton 1979
†Myophorella argo Crickmay 1930
†Myophorella clavulosa Rigaux and Sauvage 1868
†Myophorella dawsoni Whiteaves 1878
†Myophorella devexa Eichwald 1871
†Myophorella formosa Lycett 1860
†Myophorella freboldi Poulton 1979
†Myophorella nodulosa Lamarck 1801
†Myophorella orientalis Kobayashi and Tamura 1955
†Myophorella packardi Crickmay 1930
†Myophorella tipperi Poulton 1979
†Myophorella tuxedniensis Poulton 1979
Invalid names: Promyophorella [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height214.214.014.414.20.283
valve height828.520.042.027.07.78

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 Margaritatus to the top of the Early/Lower Aptian or 192.90000 to 119.57000 Ma

Collections (446 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Jurassic201.4 - 174.7Vietnam (South Viet-Nam) M. saurini (37217)
Hettangian - Bajocian201.4 - 168.2Canada (Yukon) M. freboldi (125788)
Early/Lower Pliensbachian192.9 - 184.2Argentina (Mendoza) M. sp. (10700)
Early/Lower Pliensbachian - Late/Upper Pliensbachian192.9 - 184.2Argentina (Neuquen) M. tuberculata, M. araucana (10701)
Late/Upper Pliensbachian192.9 - 184.2Chile M. araucana (33656 33657 33658 33659 33661 33662 33881 33882 33883 33887 33888 33890 35433 35434 35435)
Margaritatus192.9 - 184.2Chile M. catenifera, M. sp. 2, M. araucana (95068)
Pliensbachian192.9 - 184.2Argentina (Zapala) M. sp. (33907)
Pliensbachian192.9 - 184.2Argentina (Neuquen) M. sp. (33817 33842 33859 33862 33866 33868 33899)
Pliensbachian192.9 - 184.2Argentina (San Juan) M. araucana (33698 33701) M. sp. (33695 33696)
Pliensbachian192.9 - 184.2Spain M. formosa (212191 212212 212214 212216 212230)

Youngest occurrences
Time interval Ma Country or state PBDB collection number
Early/Lower Valanginian137.05 - 132.6United Kingdom (England) M. rawsoni (69246 69255 69256)
Early/Lower Hauterivian132.6 - 125.77Argentina M. sp. (61602)
Early/Lower Hauterivian132.6 - 125.77Argentina (Neuquen) M. garatei, M. volkheimeri (47202)
Hauterivian132.6 - 125.77Chile (Coquimbo) M. garatei (222008 222345) M. sp. (221742)
Barremian125.77 - 121.4Chile (Coquimbo) M. garatei (222358)
Early/Lower Barremian125.77 - 121.4Chile (Copiapó) M. sp. (223419)
Early/Lower Barremian125.77 - 121.4Chile (Huasco) M. sp. (223251)
Late/Upper Barremian125.77 - 121.4Chile (Huasco) M. garatei (223213)
Late/Upper Barremian125.77 - 121.4Chile (Copiapó) M. sp. (223423)
Early/Lower Aptian121.4 - 119.57Mexico M. sp. (64369)