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Trigonodus bittneri

Bivalvia - Trigoniida - Trigonodidae

Taxonomy
Trigonodus bittneri was named by Waagen (1907). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Pachycardientuff Fauna, Seiser Alm, which is in a Longobardian reef, buildup or bioherm limestone in the Cassian Formation of Italy.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
T. cordilleranus, T. grandis, T. pygmaeus, T. sandbergi, T. singularis, T. wuertembergicus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1907Trigonodus bittneri Waagen
1989Trigonodus bittneri Jelen p. 42 figs. Pl 4, fig 11; pl 5, figs 1-7
1995Trigonodus bittneri Sha p. 105 figs. Pl 35, fig 6

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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)
superfamilyTrigonodoideaModell 1942
familyTrigonodidaeModell 1942
genusTrigonodusAlberti 1864
speciesbittneri

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.

†Trigonodus bittneri Waagen 1907
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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 Carnian to the top of the Julian or 237.00000 to 232.00000 Ma

Collections (17 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Longobardian242.0 - 235.0Italy (Trentino) Trigonodus bittneri (type locality: 44953)
Carnian237.0 - 228.0Slovenia Trigonodus bittneri (85149)
Carnian - Norian237.0 - 208.5China (Qinghai) Trigonodus bittneri (59646)
Julian235.0 - 232.0Slovenia Trigonodus bittneri (57097 57098 57099 57102 57108 57109 160956 160957 160958 160959 160960 160961 160963)
Julian235.0 - 232.0Italy (Lombardy) Trigonodus bittneri (85240)