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Neoschizodus praeorbicularis

Bivalvia - Trigoniida - Myophoriidae

Taxonomy
Myophoria praeorbicularis was named by Bittner (1901). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Hidegkút, which is in a Triassic marine horizon in Hungary.

It was recombined as Myophoria (Leviconcha) praeorbicularis by Gu et al. (1976); it was recombined as Neoschizodus praeorbicularis by Hautmann et al. (2013).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Myophoria laevigata, N. concentricus, N. struckmanni

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1901Myophoria praeorbicularis Bittner
1927Myophoria praeorbicularis Ogilvie Gordon
1976Myophoria (Leviconcha) praeorbicularis Gu et al. p. 40 figs. Pl 19, fig 46
2013Neoschizodus praeorbicularis Hautmann et al. p. 283 fig. 7C'

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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)
familyMyophoriidaeBronn 1847
genusNeoschizodusGiebel 1855
speciespraeorbicularis()

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.

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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 Spathian to the top of the Anisian or 251.30000 to 242.00000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Triassic252.17 - 247.2Italy (Veneto) Neoschizodus praeorbicularis (77392)
Early/Lower Triassic252.17 - 247.2Hungary (Bakony) Myophoria praeorbicularis (203239)
Early/Lower Triassic252.17 - 247.2Hungary Myophoria praeorbicularis (203722)
Early/Lower Triassic252.17 - 247.2Jordan Myophoria praeorbicularis (202321)
Spathian251.3 - 247.2USA (Utah) Neoschizodus sp. b (62993)
Anisian247.2 - 242.0Italy (South Tyrol) Myophoria praeorbicularis (205071 205080)