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Minetrigonia suttonensis

Bivalvia - Trigoniida - Trigoniidae

Taxonomy
Myophoria suttonensis was named by Clapp and Shimer (1911). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is GSC 13703, Cowichan Lake, Vancouver Island, which is in a Rhaetian reef, buildup or bioherm limestone in the Sutton Formation of Canada.

It was recombined as Myophorigonia suttonensis by Tamura and McRoberts (1993); it was recombined as Minetrigonia suttonensis by Cox (1952), McRoberts and Blodgett (2000).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
M. cairnesi, M. hegiensis, M. hegiensis, M. katayamai, M. otapiriensis, M. suttunensis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1911Myophoria suttonensis Clapp and Shimer p. 433 figs. Pl 41, figs 12-14
1927Myophoria suttonensis Smith p. 110 figs. Pl 105, fig 2
1952Minetrigonia suttonensis Cox
1993Myophorigonia suttonensis Tamura and McRoberts p. 30
2000Minetrigonia suttonensis McRoberts and Blodgett

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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
genusMinetrigoniaKobayashi and Katayama 1938
speciessuttonensis()

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.

†Minetrigonia suttonensis Clapp and Shimer 1911
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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 Lacian to the top of the Rhaetian or 227.30000 to 201.40000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lacian227.3 - 215.38USA (Alaska) Myophoria suttonensis (33398 33411)
Norian227.3 - 205.7USA (Alaska) Minetrigonia suttonensis (39896 101051)
Rhaetian205.7 - 201.4Canada (British Columbia) Minetrigonia suttonensis (45379) Myophoria suttonensis (33392)