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Myophoria ornata

Bivalvia - Trigoniida - Myophoriidae

Taxonomy
Myophoria ornata was named by Münster (1841). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is St. Cassian (Munster coll), which is in a Julian carbonate limestone in the Cassian Formation of Italy.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1841Myophoria ornata Münster p. 88 figs. Pl 8, fig 21
1865Myophoria ornata Laube p. 56 figs. Pl 18, fig 2

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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
genusMyophoriaBronn 1834
speciesornata

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.

Myophoria ornata Münster 1841
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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 Longobardian to the top of the Norian or 239.48000 to 205.70000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Longobardian239.48 - 237.0Italy (Trentino) Myophoria ornata (44953)
Julian237.0 - 233.6Italy Myophoria ornata (type locality: 137429 144634)
Late/Upper Triassic237.0 - 201.4Singapore Myophoria ornata (202320)
Norian227.3 - 205.7Malaysia (Pahang) Myophoria ornata (204428)