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Laevitrigonia troedssoni

Bivalvia - Trigoniida - Laevitrigoniidae

Taxonomy
Laevitrigonia troedssoni was named by Melville (1956). It is not extant. Its type specimen is GSM Bj 2538/36. Its type locality is Stowell Park borehole (T. ibex Zone, B. centaurus Subzone, 985-1188ft), which is in a Pliensbachian marine mudstone/shale in the Lower Lias Formation of the United Kingdom.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1956Laevitrigonia troedssoni Melville

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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
familyLaevitrigoniidaeSaveliev 1958
subfamilyLaevitrigoniinaeSaveliev 1958
genusLaevitrigoniaLebküchner 1932
speciestroedssoni

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.

Laevitrigonia troedssoni Melville 1956
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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: Early/Lower Pliensbachian or 189.60000 to 183.00000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pliensbachian190.8 - 182.7United Kingdom (Gloucestershire) Laevitrigonia troedssoni (type locality: 204124)
Early/Lower Pliensbachian189.6 - 183.0United Kingdom (Gloucestershire) Laevitrigonia troedssoni (204128)