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Megatrigonioidae

Bivalvia - Trigoniida

Taxonomy
Megatrigonioidae was named by van Hoepen (1929).

It was assigned to Myophorelloidea by Carter et al. (2011).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1929Megatrigonioidae van Hoepen
2011Megatrigonioidae Carter et al. p. 12

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
—Eubivalvia
RankNameAuthor
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
—UniomorphiGray 1854
—UnioniGray 1854
—UnionataGray 1854
orderTrigoniida(Dall 1889)
superfamilyMyophorelloidea(Kobayashi 1954)
—Megatrigonioidaevan Hoepen 1929
—Megatrigonioidaevan Hoepen 1929

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.

Unr. †Megatrigonioidae van Hoepen 1929
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Unr. †Megatrigoniitae van Hoepen 1929
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Fm. †Iotrigoniidae Saveliev 1958
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G. †Iotrigonia Van Hoepen 1929
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†Iotrigonia consanguinea Philippi 1899
†Iotrigonia crassitesta van Hoepen 1929
†Iotrigonia flexicostata Burwash 1913
†Iotrigonia foveata Philippi 1899
†Iotrigonia gamporrhyncha Philippi 1899
†Iotrigonia glyptica Woods 1917
†Iotrigonia haughtoni Rennie 1936
†Iotrigonia leucothea Philippi 1899
†Iotrigonia limatula Whitehouse 1946
†Iotrigonia lorenti Dana 1849
†Iotrigonia manflarum Philippi 1899
†Iotrigonia ovallei Philippi 1899
†Iotrigonia rolli Piatnizky 1900
†Iotrigonia vscripta Kitchin 1903
G. †Levytrigonia Cooper 2015
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†Levytrigonia covuncoensis Lambert 1944
G. †Mayesella Cooper 2015
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†Mayesella dubia Kitchin 1903
†Mayesella falcki Rouillier and Vosinsky 1849
†Mayesella feruglioi Medina 1987
†Mayesella haughtoni Rennie 1936
†Mayesella heterosculpta Stanton 1901
†Mayesella kuehni Müller 1900
†Mayesella recurva Kitchin 1903
†Mayesella vau Sharpe 1900
G. †Perezigonia Ceccolini and Cianferoni 2021
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†Perezigonia fuenzalidai Reyes and Pérez 1984
Invalid names: Perezella Cooper 2015 [replaced]
G. †Tamaragonia Cooper 2015
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†Tamaragonia abichi Anthula 1899
†Tamaragonia hauchecornei Schmidt 1905
†Tamaragonia naltschikensis Mordvilko 1949
†Tamaragonia scapha Agassiz 1840
†Tamaragonia seguenzai Trevisan 1937
Fm. †Megatrigoniidae van Hoepen 1929
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Subfm. †Megatrigoniinae van Hoepen 1929
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G. †Antutrigonia Leanza and Garate 1987
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†Antutrigonia frenguellii Mariñelarena 1959
†Antutrigonia groeberi Weaver 1931
Tr. †Apiotrigoniini Tashiro 1979
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G. †Sogdianagonia Schneider and Kelly 2019
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Invalid names: Turkestanella [replaced]
Invalid names: Apiotrigoniina Taishiro 1979 [empty], Heterotrigoniina Cooper 1991 [empty]
G. †Craginella Cooper and Leanza 2019
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†Craginella goodellii Cragin 1897
G. †Eoanditrigonia Leanza 1993
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Invalid names: Megatrigoniini van Hoepen 1929 [empty]
Subfm. †Pterotrigoniinae van Hoepen 1929
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Tr. †Linotrigoniini Yanin 2004
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G. †Noelmorrisia Cooper 2015
G. †Paulckella Cooper et al. 1989
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†Paulckella nepos Paulcke 1903
G. †Pseudomyophorella Nakano 1961
G. †Pterotrigonia van Hoepen 1929
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Subg. †Pterotrigonia (Acanthotrigonia) van Hoepen 1929
Subg. †Pterotrigonia (Pterotrigonia) van Hoepen 1929
Subg. †Pterotrigonia (Ptilotrigonia) van Hoepen 1929
Subg. †Pterotrigonia (Rinetrigonia) van Hoepen 1929
Subg. †Pterotrigonia (Scabrotrigonia) Dietrich 1933
†Pterotrigonia borgesi Rennie 1945
†Pterotrigonia crenulata Lamarck 1819
†Pterotrigonia cristata van Hoepen 1929
†Pterotrigonia ethra Coquand 1880
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Invalid names: Trigonia churchi Anderson 1958 [synonym], Trigonia inezana Packard 1921 [synonym]
†Pterotrigonia klamathonia Anderson 1958
†Pterotrigonia oregana Packard 1921
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Invalid names: Trigonia deschutesensis Packard 1921 [synonym]
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Invalid names: Lyrodon aliforme Goldfuss 1837 [synonym], Trigonia limbata Orbigny 1844 [synonym]
Invalid names: Notoscabrotrigonia Dietrich 1933 [synonym], Pisotrigonia van Hoepen 1929 [synonym], Rinetrigonia van Hoepen 1929 [synonym]
Tr. †Pterotrigoniini van Hoepen 1929
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G. †Eurotrigonia Cooper 2015
G. †Tamuragonia Cooper 2015
Invalid names: Linotrigoniinae Yanin 2004 [synonym], Scabrotrigoniini Cooper 1989 [empty]
Invalid names: Anditrigoniidae Leanza 1993 [synonym]
Unr. †Rutitrigoniitae van Hoepen 1929
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Fm. †Rutitrigoniidae van Hoepen 1929
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Subfm. †Rutitrigoniinae van Hoepen 1929
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Tr. †Rutitrigoniini van Hoepen 1929
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G. †Balaklavella Cooper 2015
G. †Erichlangeia Cooper 2015
G. †Lycettitrigonia Cooper 2015
G. †Tanzanitrigonia Cooper 2015
G. †Turikirella Cooper 2015
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 Early/Lower Bajocian to the top of the Maastrichtian or 170.90000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (824 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Jurassic - Hauterivian201.4 - 125.77Chile (Coquimbo) Pterotrigonia sp. (221573)
Early/Lower Bajocian170.9 - 168.6Argentina Anditrigonia keideli (25416)
Callovian165.3 - 161.5Canada (British Columbia) Anditrigonia plumasensis (139211 139228)
Early/Lower Callovian165.3 - 161.5Madagascar Trigonia sp. (101718)
Early/Lower Callovian165.3 - 161.5Canada (British Columbia) Anditrigonia plumasensis (139096 139213)
Early/Lower Callovian165.3 - 161.5India Pterotrigonia sp. (61793)
Early/Lower Oxfordian161.5 - 154.8Canada (British Columbia) Anditrigonia plumasensis (127654 139092)
Oxfordian161.5 - 154.8Chile (Chañaral) Pterotrigonia sp. (223836)
Middle Oxfordian - Tithonian161.5 - 143.1Chile (Chañaral) Anditrigonia sp. (223774)
Early/Lower Kimmeridgian154.8 - 152.21USA (Texas) Trigonia goodellii (69010)

Youngest occurrences
Time interval Ma Country or state PBDB collection number
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Mexico (Chiapas) Pterotrigonia sp. (1373)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Argentina (Mendoza) Pterotrigonia sp. (105859)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Texas) Pterotrigonia eufaulensis (7480) Pterotrigonia eufaulensis gabbi (7523 7524) Pterotrigonia sp. (4564) Scabrotrigonia castrovillensis (1300) Scabrotrigonia eufalensis (1299 1392) Scabrotrigonia sp., Scabrotrigonia eufalensis (1296 1298) Scabrotrigonia stantoni (1393)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Spain Scabrotrigonia sp. (1317)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Libya Scabrotrigonia spinulosocostata (1370)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Angola Pterotrigonia borgesi (1369)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0North Atlantic Scabrotrigonia sp. (1374)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Mississippi) Pterotrigonia angulicostata (7603) Pterotrigonia thoracia (7606) Scabrotrigonia eufalensis (1304) Scabrotrigonia eufalensis, Scabrotrigonia angulicostata (1303 1391) Scabrotrigonia sp., Scabrotrigonia eufalensis (1305)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Madagascar Scabrotrigonia scabra (1322)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Argentina (Santa Cruz) Scabrotrigonia cazadoriana (1371)