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Megatrigoniidae

Bivalvia - Trigoniida - Megatrigoniidae

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1929Megatrigoniidae van Hoepen
1993Anditrigoniidae Leanza
2010Megatrigoniidae Bouchet et al.
2011Megatrigoniidae Carter et al. p. 12

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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)
—Megatrigonioidaevan Hoepen 1929
—Megatrigoniitaevan Hoepen 1929
familyMegatrigoniidaevan Hoepen 1929
familyMegatrigoniidaevan 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.

Fm. †Megatrigoniidae van Hoepen 1929
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Subfm. †Megatrigoniinae van Hoepen 1929
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Tr. †Apiotrigoniini Tashiro 1979
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G. †Sogdianagonia Schneider and Kelly 2019
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†Sogdianagonia turkestanensis Arkhangelsky 1916
Invalid names: Turkestanella [replaced]
Invalid names: Apiotrigoniina Taishiro 1979 [empty], Heterotrigoniina Cooper 1991 [empty]
Invalid names: Megatrigoniini van Hoepen 1929 [empty]
Subfm. †Pterotrigoniinae van Hoepen 1929
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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
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†Acanthotrigonia shepstonei Griesbach 1871
†Pterotrigonia (Acanthotrigonia) higoensis Tamura and Tashiro 1967
Subg. †Pterotrigonia (Pterotrigonia) van Hoepen 1929
Subg. †Pterotrigonia (Ptilotrigonia) van Hoepen 1929
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†Pterotrigonia (Ptilotrigonia) mifunensis Tamura and Tashiro 1967
†Ptilotrigonia lauta van Hoepen 1929
Subg. †Pterotrigonia (Rinetrigonia) van Hoepen 1929
†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]
Invalid names: Linotrigoniinae Yanin 2004 [synonym], Pterotrigoniini van Hoepen 1929 [empty], Scabrotrigoniini Cooper 1989 [empty]
Invalid names: Anditrigoniidae Leanza 1993 [synonym]
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 Callovian to the top of the Early/Lower Maastrichtian or 164.70000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (753 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Jurassic - Hauterivian201.4 - 129.4Chile (Coquimbo) Pterotrigonia sp. (221573)
Callovian166.1 - 163.5Canada (British Columbia) Anditrigonia plumasensis (139211 139228)
Early/Lower Callovian164.7 - 161.2Canada (British Columbia) Anditrigonia plumasensis (139096 139213)
Early/Lower Callovian164.7 - 161.2India Pterotrigonia sp. (61793)
Oxfordian163.5 - 157.3Chile (Chañaral) Pterotrigonia sp. (223836)
Early/Lower Oxfordian161.2 - 155.7Canada (British Columbia) Anditrigonia plumasensis (127654 139092)
Middle Oxfordian - Tithonian161.2 - 145.0Chile (Chañaral) Anditrigonia sp. (223774)
Kimmeridgian - Early/Lower Tithonian157.3 - 145.0Antarctica Pterotrigonia thomsoni (36767)
Kimmeridgian - Tithonian157.3 - 145.0Antarctica Pterotrigonia thomsoni (36787)
Tithonian152.1 - 145.0India (Gujarat) Trigonia ventricosa (106923)

Youngest occurrences
Time interval Ma Country or state PBDB collection number
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (Maryland) Pterotrigonia eufaulensis (4365 4366 4367 4368 4369 4370 4371 4372 4373 4374) Pterotrigonia eufaulensis, Pterotrigonia thoracica (4376)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (Mississippi) Pterotrigonia angulicostata (4123 4124 4128) Pterotrigonia eufalensis, Pterotrigonia sp. (212621) Pterotrigonia eufaulensis (4106 4129 4137 4142) Pterotrigonia eufaulensis, Pterotrigonia angulicostata (4125 4126 4127 4136) Pterotrigonia eufaulensis, Pterotrigonia thoracica (4168) Pterotrigonia sp. (4117 4143 4152 4169 4170) Pterotrigonia thoracica (4147 4154 4156 4157 4160 4161 4172)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (South Carolina) Pterotrigonia eufaulensis (4342 4343 4344 4346 4347 4349 4350 4351 4352 4353) Pterotrigonia eufaulensis, Pterotrigonia cerulea, Pterotrigonia sp. (4354 4355) Pterotrigonia sp. (4359)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (Alabama) Pterotrigonia eufaulensis (4217 4219 4220 4235 4237) Pterotrigonia eufaulensis, Pterotrigonia sp. (4226) Pterotrigonia eufaulensis, Pterotrigonia sp., Pterotrigonia thoracica (4186) Pterotrigonia sp. (4173 4175 4177 4178 4184 4196 4218) Pterotrigonia sp., Pterotrigonia thoracica (4180 4183 4194 4198 4202 4205 4236) Pterotrigonia thoracica (4189 4193 4197 4200 4201 4204 4206 4207 4213 4214 4215 4216 4225 4228 4231 4232 4234) Scabrotrigonia eufaulensis (83237 83238) Scabrotrigonia thoracica (83225)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (Tennessee) Pterotrigonia angulicostata, Pterotrigonia sp. (4121)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (North Carolina) Scabrotrigonia eufaulensis (7615)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (New Jersey) Pterotrigonia angulicostata (4377) Pterotrigonia cerulea (4381)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (Texas) Pterotrigonia castrovillensis (4505 4511 4523) Pterotrigonia castrovillensis, Pterotrigonia sp. (4522) Pterotrigonia eufaulensis (4455 4491) Pterotrigonia eufaulensis, Pterotrigonia sp. (4400 4401 4404) Pterotrigonia sp. (4399 4440 4444 4447 4453 4475 4490 4507)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Chile (Puerto Natales) Pterotrigonia cazadoriana (140919)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (Missouri) Pterotrigonia eufaulensis (4382) Pterotrigonia eufaulensis, Pterotrigonia angulicostata (4383 4384 4385 4386)