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Maoritrigonia chekhovi

Bivalvia - Trigoniida - Trigoniidae

Taxonomy
Maoritrigonia chekhovi was named by Bychkov (1985). Its type specimen is SVPGO 46/858 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Kenkereveem River, Kenkeren Ridge, Koryak (lower-middle Norian), which is in a Lacian/Alaunian carbonate limestone in the Russian Federation.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1985Maoritrigonia chekhovi Bychkov p. 15 figs. Pl 4, figs 10-13

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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
subfamilyMinetrigoniinae(Kobayashi 1954)
genusMaoritrigonia
specieschekhovi

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.

Maoritrigonia chekhovi Bychkov 1985
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
valve height240.433.748.541.110.5

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: Aberhan et al. 2004, Ros-Franch et al. 2014

Age range: Alaunian or 215.38000 to 211.18000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lacian - Alaunian227.3 - 211.18Russian Federation Maoritrigonia chekhovi (type locality: 136161)
Alaunian215.38 - 211.18Russian Federation Maoritrigonia chekhovi (136160)