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Neoschizodus elongatus

Bivalvia - Trigoniida - Myophoriidae

Taxonomy
Myophoria elongata was named by Philippi (1898). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is AMNH B7979, Cottonwood Pass, which is in a Spathian shallow subtidal limestone in the Moenkopi Formation of Nevada.

It was recombined as Neoschizodus elongatus by Hofmann et al. (2015).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1898Myophoria elongata Philippi
2015Neoschizodus elongatus Hofmann et al.

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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
specieselongatus(Philippi 1898)

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.

Neoschizodus elongatus Philippi 1898
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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 Early/Lower Triassic to the top of the Anisian or 252.17000 to 242.00000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Triassic - Anisian252.17 - 242.0Italy (Lombardy) Myophoria elongata (231734)
Dienerian250.5 - 251.2Italy Neoschizodus elongatus (165026 165030 165119 165120 165123 165129)