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Trigoniidae

Bivalvia - Trigoniida - Trigoniidae

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1819Trigoniidae Lamarck
1862Lyrodontidae Bronn
1934Trigoniidae Isberg
1965Trigoniidae Newell p. 18
1980Trigoniidae Vokes p. 97
1991Trigoniidae Leanza and Casadío p. 27
1998Trigoniidae Stilwell p. 54
2006Trigoniidae Bieler and Mikkelsen p. 230
2008Trigoniidae Pérez et al. p. 59
2008Trigoniidae Scholz et al.
2009Trigoniidae Nevesskaja
2010Trigoniidae Bouchet et al.
2011Trigoniidae Carter et al. p. 11
2014Trigoniidae Ros-Franch et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
—Eubivalvia
RankNameAuthor
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
—UniomorphiGray 1854
—UnioniGray 1854
—UnionataGray 1854
orderTrigoniida(Dall 1889)
superfamilyTrigonioidea(Lamarck 1819)
familyTrigoniidaeLamarck 1819
familyTrigoniidaeLamarck 1819

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.

Fm. Trigoniidae Lamarck 1819
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G. †Asiatotrigonia Cox 1952
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†Asiatotrigonia sultanuisi Archangelski 1916
G. †Buchotrigonia Dietrich 1938
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Invalid names: Trigonia syriaca Fraas 1878 [replaced]
†Buchotrigonia abrupta von Buch 1838
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Invalid names: Trigonia humboldtii von Buch 1839 [synonym]
†Buchotrigonia cazadoriana Wilckens 1907
†Buchotrigonia collombi Vilanova 1863
†Buchotrigonia deshayesi Vilanova 1863
†Buchotrigonia flexicostata Fritzsche 1924
†Buchotrigonia inca Fritzsche 1924
†Buchotrigonia pizcuetana Vilanova 1863
†Buchotrigonia scheibei Dietrich 1938
G. †Eotrigonia Cossmann 1912
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†Eotrigonia semiundulata Jenkins 1865
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Invalid names: Trigonia subundulata Jenkins 1865 [synonym]
†Eotrigonia tubulifera Tate 1885
†Trigonia semiundulata lutosa Pritchard 1903
G. †Geratrigonia Kobayashi 1954
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†Geratrigonia hosourensis Yokoyama 1904
†Geratrigonia kurumensis Kobayashi 1954
G. †Heterotrigonia Cox 1952
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†Heterotrigonia sawatai Yehara 1900
G. †Kyushutrigonia Tamura and Nishimura 1994
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†Kyushutrigonia hachibarensis Tamura and Nishimura 1994
G. †Latitrigonia Kobayashi 1957
G. †Linotrigonia van Hoepen 1929
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†Oistotrigonia antarctica Wilckens 1900
†Oistotrigonia archiaciana d'Orbigny 1900
†Oistotrigonia austronana Stilwell and Gallagher 2009
†Oistotrigonia constantii d'Orbigny 1900
†Oistotrigonia crenifera Stoliczka 1872
†Oistotrigonia inornata d'Orbigny 1900
†Oistotrigonia lamarckii Matheron 1900
†Oistotrigonia ornata d'Orbigny 1843
†Oistotrigonia parva Brüggen 1910
†Oistotrigonia pulchra Kitchin 1903
†Oistotrigonia pygoscelium Wilckens 1910
†Oistotrigonia pyrrha d'Orbigny 1900
†Oistotrigonia spinosa Parkinson 1811
†Oistotrigonia subspinosa de Loriol 1900
†Oistotrigonia tenuisulcata Dujardin 1805
†Oistotrigonia upwarensis Lycett 1875
†Oistotrigonia vicaryana Lycett 1875
†Oistotrigonia weberi Archangelski 1900
†Linotrigonia fittoni Deshayes 1842
†Linotrigonia linifera van Hoepen 1929
†Linotrigonia meyeri Lycett 1875
G. †Liotrigonia Cox 1952
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†Liotrigonia lingonensis Dumortier 1869
G. †Luxitrigonia Guo 1985
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G. †Lyroschizodus Newell and Boyd 1975
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†Lyroschizodus djemelensis Boyd and Newell 1979
†Lyroschizodus orbicularis Newell and Boyd 1975
†Lyroschizodus praecox Waagen 1881
†Lyroschizodus subelegans Waagen 1881
†Lyroschizodus tobai Hayasaka 1925
G. †Maputrigonia Leanza 1985
G. †Megatrigonia van Hoepen 1929
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Subg. †Megatrigonia (Apiotrigonia) Cox 1952
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†Apiotrigonia buchi Geinitz 1900
†Apiotrigonia calderoni Cragin 1905
†Apiotrigonia chivensis Archangelski 1916
†Apiotrigonia disparilis d'Orbigny 1844
†Apiotrigonia maudensis Whiteaves 1876
†Apiotrigonia newcombei Packard 1921
†Apiotrigonia pennata Sowerby 1819
†Apiotrigonia progonos Paulcke 1903
†Apiotrigonia robinaldina d'Orbigny 1844
†Apiotrigonia subovalis Jimbo 1894
†Apiotrigonia syrdariensis Archangelski 1900
†Apiotrigonia turcmenensis Archangelski 1900
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Invalid names: Trigonia packardi Anderson 1958 [synonym]
Subg. †Megatrigonia (Iotrigonia) Van Hoepen 1929
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†Iotrigonia consanguinea Philippi 1899
†Iotrigonia crassitesta van Hoepen 1929
†Iotrigonia dubia Kitchin 1903
†Iotrigonia flexicostata Burwash 1913
†Iotrigonia foveata Philippi 1899
†Iotrigonia gamporrhyncha Philippi 1899
†Iotrigonia glyptica Woods 1917
†Iotrigonia haughtoni Rennie 1936
†Iotrigonia leucothea Philippi 1899
†Iotrigonia limatula Whitehouse 1946
†Iotrigonia lorenti Dana 1849
†Iotrigonia manflarum Philippi 1899
†Iotrigonia ovallei Philippi 1899
†Iotrigonia recurva Kitchin 1903
†Iotrigonia rolli Piatnizky 1900
†Iotrigonia vau Sharpe 1900
†Iotrigonia vscripta Kitchin 1903
†Megatrigonia arsinoe Philippi 1900
†Megatrigonia discors Philippi 1900
†Megatrigonia eximia Philippi 1899
†Megatrigonia obesa van Hoepen 1929
†Megatrigonia picunensis Weaver 1900
†Megatrigonia pusilla Philippi 1899
†Megatrigonia staffi Lange 1900
G. †Minetrigonia Kobayashi and Katayama 1938
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†Minetrigonia anadyrensis Kiparisova 1966
†Minetrigonia bulunensis Kiparisova 1966
†Minetrigonia hegiensis Saeki 1925
†Minetrigonia pascoensis Steinmann 1930
†Minetrigonia suttonensis Clapp and Shimer 1911
Subfm. †Minetrigoniinae Kobayashi 1954
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G. †Maoritrigonia Fleming 1962
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†Maoritrigonia beringica Bychkov 1985
†Maoritrigonia chekhovi Bychkov 1985
†Maoritrigonia columbiana McLearn 1942
†Maoritrigonia mollesensis Pérez and Reyes 1994
†Maoritrigonia nuggetensis Trechmann 1917
†Maoritrigonia otamitensis Trechmann 1917
†Maoritrigonia sparsicostata Pérez and Reyes 1994
G. †Perugonia Kobayashi and Tamura 1968
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Subg. †Perugonia (Albitrigonia) Prado-Velazco 1991
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†Albitrigonia baertli Boit 1966
†Perugonia lissoni Steinmann 1929
G. †Myophorigonia Cox 1952
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†Myophorigonia jaworskii Steinmann 1929
†Myophorigonia kobayashii Tamura and McRoberts 1993
†Myophorigonia parcinoda Lycett 1872
†Myophorigonia paucicostata Jaworski 1922
†Myophorigonia salasi de Cserna 1961
G. Neotrigonia Cossmann 1912
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†Neotrigonia bednalli Verco 1907
†Neotrigonia gemma Iredale 1924
†Neotrigonia lamarckii Gray 1838
†Neotrigonia margaritacea Lamarck 1804
Neotrigonia pectinata Lamarck 1819
†Neotrigonia strangei Adams 1854
†Neotrigonia uniophora Gray 1847
Subfm. †Neuquenitrigoniinae Leanza 1993
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G. †Neuquenitrigonia Leanza and Garate 1987
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†Neuquenitrigonia huenickeni Leanza and Garate 1985
†Neuquenitrigonia plazaensis Pérez et al. 2008
G. †Nipponitrigonia Cox 1952
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†Nipponitrigonia kikuchiana Yokoyama 1891
†Nipponitrigonia naumanni Yehara 1923
G. †Nototrigonia Cox 1952
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†Nototrigonia cinctuta Etheridge 1902
Subfm. †Nototrigoniinae Skwarko 1963
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Invalid names: Austrotrigoniinae Skwarko 1968 [synonym]
G. †Opisthotrigonia Cox 1952
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†Opisthotrigonia retrorsa Kitchin 1903
G. †Pacitrigonia Marwick 1932
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†Pacitrigonia destefanii Feruglio 1900
†Pacitrigonia ecplecta Wilckens 1907
†Pacitrigonia hanetiana d'Orbigny 1842
†Pacitrigonia patagonica Feruglio 1937
†Pacitrigonia sobrali Leanza and Casadío 1991
†Pacitrigonia sylvesteri Marwick 1932
G. †Prorotrigonia Cox 1952
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†Prorotrigonia seranensis Krumbeck 1923
Subfm. †Psilotrigoniinae Fleming 1987
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G. †Psilotrigonia Cox 1952
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†Psilotrigonia beesleyana Lycett 1874
†Psilotrigonia vegaensis Pérez et al. 2008
†Psilotrigonia zealandica Fleming 1987
G. †Quadratotrigonia Dietrich 1933
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†Quadratotrigonia nodosa Sowerby 1830
G. †Quoiecchia Crickmay 1930
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†Quoiecchia aliciae Crickmay 1930
G. †Rutitrigonia van Hoepen 1929
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†Rutitrigonia affinis Sowerby 1818
†Rutitrigonia agrioensis Weaver 1931
†Rutitrigonia bornhardti Müller 1900
†Rutitrigonia coquandiana d'Orbigny 1844
†Rutitrigonia dietrichi Lange 1914
†Rutitrigonia excentrica Parkinson 1811
†Rutitrigonia jacksonensis Packard 1921
†Rutitrigonia janenschi Lange 1914
†Rutitrigonia laeviuscula Lycett 1875
†Rutitrigonia longa Agassiz 1840
†Rutitrigonia mesembria Tenison-Woods 1900
†Rutitrigonia neumayri Yehara 1923
†Rutitrigonia peregrina van Hoepen 1929
†Rutitrigonia pongolensis Rennie 1936
†Rutitrigonia pseudoindica Archangelski 1916
†Rutitrigonia regina Wilckens 1911
†Rutitrigonia schwarzi Müller 1900
†Rutitrigonia semiculta Forbes 1846
G. †Sichuantrigonia Gou 1993
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G. †Sphenotrigonia Rennie 1936
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Subfm. Trigoniinae Lamarck 1819
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G. †Guineana Skwarko 1967
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†Guineana alta Gabb 1864
†Guineana emmerichii Winkler 1859
†Guineana jimiensis Skwarko 1967
†Guineana micrasiatica Bittner 1891
†Guineana postera Quenstedt 1857
G. †Magharitrigonia Ayoub-Hannaa et al. 2023
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†Magharitrigonia asymmetrica Ayoub-Hannaa et al. 2023
G. †Trigonia Bruguière 1789
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Subg. †Trigonia (Clavitrigonia) Leanza 1942
Subg. †Trigonia (Heslingtonia) Fleming 1987
Subg. †Trigonia (Indotrigonia) Dietrich 1933
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Invalid names: Trigonia crassa Kitchin 1900 [replaced]
Subg. †Trigonia (Pleurotrigonia) van Hoepen 1929
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Invalid names: Trigonia (Modestella) Hautmann 2001 [objective synonym], Trigonia (Modesticoncha) Hautmann 2009 [objective synonym]
Subg. †Trigonia (Prosogyrotrigonia) Krumbeck 1924
Subg. †Trigonia (Trigonia) Bruguiere 1789
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†Trigonia (Trigonia) gaytani Klipstein 1843
†Trigonia (Trigonia) heva Dollfus 1863
†Trigonia aequicostata Gabb 1869
†Trigonia analoga Douvillé 1916
†Trigonia antiqua d'Orbigny 1842
†Trigonia azzarolae Stoppani 1865
†Trigonia bowersiana Anderson 1958
†Trigonia castani Henry 1876
†Trigonia castrovillensis Stephenson 1941
†Trigonia charlottensis Packard 1921
†Trigonia columbiana Packard 1921
†Trigonia coqueiroensis Maury 1936
†Trigonia cragini Stoyanow 1949
†Trigonia depauperata Douvillé 1916
†Trigonia devexa Eichwald 1871
†Trigonia doroschini Eichwald 1871
†Trigonia eufaulensis gabbi Stephenson 1941
†Trigonia eufaulensis moorei Stephenson 1941
†Trigonia gibboniana Lea 1840
†Trigonia guildi Stoyanow 1949
†Trigonia hemisphaerica Lycett 1877
†Trigonia imbricata Sowerby 1826
†Trigonia intersitans Tate 1896
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Invalid names: Trigonia tatei Pritchard 1895 [replaced]
†Trigonia kayana Anderson 1938
†Trigonia kefersteini Münster 1828
†Trigonia kitchini Stoyanow 1949
†Trigonia maastrichtiana Briart 1888
†Trigonia maloneana Stoyanow 1949
†Trigonia marginata Damon 1860
†Trigonia mearnsi Stoyanow 1949
†Trigonia melhasei Anderson 1958
†Trigonia montanaensis Meek 1873
†Trigonia mooreana Gabb 1861
†Trigonia neuquensis Burckhardt 1903
†Trigonia nodulosa Lamarck 1801
†Trigonia obliqua Hyatt 1892
†Trigonia oregona Packard 1921
†Trigonia orientalis Douvillé 1916
†Trigonia oviedensis Lycett 1881
†Trigonia pandicosta Meek 1864
†Trigonia papuana Glaessner 1958
†Trigonia picteti Coquand 1865
†Trigonia plana Repin 2013
†Trigonia plumasensis Hyatt 1892
†Trigonia pseudocaudata Hector 1886
†Trigonia pseudocrenulata Notling 1884
†Trigonia pullus Sowerby 1826
†Trigonia rebouli Henry 1876
†Trigonia reesidei Stoyanow 1949
†Trigonia resoluta Stoyanow 1949
†Trigonia reticulata Agassiz 1841
†Trigonia saavedra Stoyanow 1949
†Trigonia somaliensis Stefanini 1939
†Trigonia stantoni Stephenson 1941
†Trigonia stolleyi Hill 1893
†Trigonia suborbicularis Forbes 1846
†Trigonia sulcata Hector 1874
†Trigonia tabacoensis Barthel 1958
†Trigonia taffi Cragin 1893
†Trigonia thierachensis Fischer 1969
†Trigonia undulatocostata Blanckenhorn 1890
†Trigonia weaveri Stoyanow 1949
†Trigonia windhauseniana Wilckens 1921
Invalid names: Lyrodontidae Bronn 1862 [synonym], Pleurotrigoniinae van Hoepen 1929 [empty]
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

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Virgilian to the top of the Zanclean or 303.70000 to 3.60000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 298.9 Ma

Collections (1358 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Virgilian303.7 - 298.9USA (New Mexico) Lyrioschizodus orbicularis (156715)
Asselian298.9 - 295.5Mexico Lyroschizodus orbicularis (117974)
Asselian298.9 - 295.5Bolivia Trigonia antiqua (133181)
Kungurian279.3 - 272.3Malaysia Lyroschizodus sp. (51566)
Kungurian279.3 - 272.3USA (Texas) Lyroschizodus orbicularis (81592 81711 101785) Schizodus oklahomensis (90740 90745 90746 90749 90750 90751)
Kungurian279.3 - 272.3Russian Federation Schizodus tobai (225521)
Kungurian279.3 - 272.3USA (Oklahoma) Schizodus oklahomensis (90741 90742 90743 90744 90748)
Kungurian279.3 - 272.3USA (Wyoming) Schizodus oklahomensis (105371)
Roadian272.3 - 268.8Japan Myophoria tobai (109636)
Roadian272.3 - 268.8USA (Wyoming) Schizodus oklahomensis (90006)
Roadian272.3 - 268.8Russian Federation Lyroschizodus praecox (113627)
Roadian272.3 - 268.8USA (Texas) Lyroschizodus orbicularis (43512 105932)
Wordian266.9 - 264.28Tunisia (Madanin) Lyroschizodus djemelensis (41654 41835 41853 41862 41864 41875 41880 41976)
Wordian266.9 - 264.28Japan Schizodus tobai (114493 114494)
Capitanian264.28 - 259.51USA (Oklahoma) Schizodus oklahomaensis (136219) Schizodus oklahomensis (116653)
Capitanian264.28 - 259.51Tunisia (Madanin) Lyroschizodus djemelensis (41660 41661 41837 41959 41962)
Capitanian264.28 - 259.51USA (Texas) Schizodus oklahomensis (81989 97264 116644 116645 116648 116650)
Capitanian264.28 - 259.51USA (Wyoming) Schizodus oklahomensis (105275)
Capitanian264.28 - 259.51USA (Montana) Schizodus oklahomensis (81427)
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17USA (Wyoming) Schizodus oklahomensis (95417)