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Myophorella (Myophorella)

Bivalvia - Trigoniida - Myophorellidae

Taxonomy
Myophorella (Myophorella) was named by Bayle (1878).

It was assigned to Myophorella by Cox (1952), Pérez et al. (2008).

Subtaxa
Myophorella (Myophorella) araucana, Myophorella (Myophorella) bolitoensis, Myophorella (Myophorella) clathrata, Myophorella (Myophorella) clivosa, Myophorella (Myophorella) depereti, Myophorella (Myophorella) griesbachi, Myophorella (Myophorella) kurri, Myophorella (Myophorella) lusitanica, Myophorella (Myophorella) reginae, Myophorella (Myophorella) spinifera
Species lacking formal opinion data
Myophorella aculeata, Myophorella alcobacaensis, Myophorella alexandra, Myophorella argentinica, Myophorella catenifera, Myophorella clarellata, Myophorella clavellulata, Myophorella coihuicoensis, Myophorella costatula, Myophorella crenulata, Myophorella dekaiboda, Myophorella franconica, Myophorella garatei, Myophorella garatei, Myophorella gracilenta, Myophorella greisbachi, Myophorella hashimotoi, Myophorella hidensis, Myophorella hillebrandti, Myophorella hudlestoni, Myophorella imamurai, Myophorella impressa, Myophorella impressa, Myophorella intermedia, Myophorella intermedia, Myophorella kappazakensis, Myophorella kawhiana, Myophorella kiwawaensis, Myophorella leziatensis, Myophorella literata, Myophorella livinigstonensis, Myophorella loewinsonlessingi, Myophorella lupheri, Myophorella magawensis, Myophorella monatanaensis, Myophorella muricata, Myophorella obsoleta, Myophorella ohmachii, Myophorella producta, Myophorella pulex, Myophorella quennelli, Myophorella rawsoni, Myophorella saurini, Myophorella sigmoidalis, Myophorella signata, Myophorella signata, Myophorella spinosa, Myophorella subcircularis, Myophorella suevica, Myophorella sugayensis, Myophorella tealbyensis, Myophorella toyamensis, Myophorella tuberculata, Myophorella volkheimeri, Myphorella suevica, Trigonia kuchensis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1878Myophorella (Myophorella) Bayle
1952Myophorella (Myophorella) Cox
2008Myophorella (Myophorella) Pérez et al. p. 82

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
—Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
RankNameAuthor
—UniomorphiGray 1854
—UnioniGray 1854
—UnionataGray 1854
orderTrigoniida(Dall 1889)
superfamilyMyophorelloidea(Kobayashi 1954)
—MyophorelloidaeKobayashi 1954
familyMyophorellidaeKobayashi 1954
subfamilyMyophorellinaeKobayashi 1954
genusMyophorellaBayle 1878
subgenusMyophorellaBayle 1878

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.

Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height114.0----
valve height828.520.042.027.07.78

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 Margaritatus to the top of the Early/Lower Berriasian or 192.90000 to 141.00000 Ma

Collections (56 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Pliensbachian - Late/Upper Pliensbachian192.9 - 184.2Argentina (Neuquen) Myophorella tuberculata, Myophorella araucana (10701)
Late/Upper Pliensbachian192.9 - 184.2Chile Myophorella araucana (33656 33657 33658 33659 33661 33662 33881 33882 33883 33887 33888 33890 35433 35434 35435)
Margaritatus192.9 - 184.2Chile Myophorella sp. 2, Myophorella araucana (95068)
Pliensbachian192.9 - 184.2Argentina (San Juan) Myophorella araucana (33698 33701)
Pliensbachian192.9 - 184.2Chile Myophorella araucana (7430)
Pliensbachian - Aalenian192.9 - 170.9Peru (Junín) Myophorella araucana (202438)
Toarcian184.2 - 174.7France Myophorella sp. (51608)
Toarcian184.2 - 174.7Argentina (San Juan) Myophorella araucana (33702)
Middle Toarcian - Late/Upper Toarcian182.9 - 174.7Iran Myophorella sp. (141253)
Variabilis182.9 - 174.7Chile Myophorella reginae (95075)
Middle Toarcian - Early/Lower Aalenian182.9 - 170.9Iran Myophorella sp. (141254)
Late/Upper Toarcian180.4 - 174.7Chile Myophorella reginae (95098)
Early/Lower Aalenian - Late/Upper Aalenian174.7 - 170.9Iran Myophorella sp. (141261)
Opalinum174.7 - 170.9Chile Myophorella bolitoensis (95073) Myophorella sp. 1 (95070)
Late/Upper Bathonian168.2 - 165.3France (Picardie) Myophorella griesbachi (96147 96160)
Kimmeridgian154.8 - 149.2Japan (Fukushima) Myophorella dekaiboda (40546)
Kimmeridgian154.8 - 149.2Portugal Myophorella lusitanica (68602)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian152.21 - 149.2Portugal Myophorella lusitanica (68233 68236)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian - Early/Lower Tithonian152.21 - 145.06Portugal Myophorella lusitanica (8363 8364)
Early/Lower Tithonian149.2 - 145.06Portugal Myophorella lusitanica (7889) Myophorella spinifera (7892 7893 7894 7895)
Middle Tithonian149.2 - 143.1Germany Myophorella suevica (13367 13368 13389 13393)
Tithonian149.2 - 143.1United Kingdom (England) Myophorella intermedia, Myophorella leziatensis (69134) Myophorella leziatensis (69130 69176)
Tithonian149.2 - 143.1Portugal Myophorella lusitanica (68239)
Early/Lower Berriasian143.1 - 141.0United Kingdom (England) Myophorella intermedia (69135 69139 69141 69147)
Berriasian143.1 - 137.05United Kingdom (England) Myophorella intermedia (69138)