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Quadratotrigonia nodosa

Bivalvia - Trigoniida - Trigoniidae

Taxonomy
Trigonia nodosa was named by Sowerby (1830). It is not extant. It is the type species of Quadratotrigonia.

It was recombined as Quadratotrigonia nodosa by Cox (1952).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1830Trigonia nodosa Sowerby
1952Quadratotrigonia nodosa Cox

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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)
familyTrigoniidaeLamarck 1819
genusQuadratotrigoniaDietrich 1933
speciesnodosa(Sowerby 1830)

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.

Quadratotrigonia nodosa Sowerby 1830
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Environment: marinef
Locomotion: fast-movingf
Life habit: shallow infaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindf
Created: 2025-05-16 13:05:25
Modified: 2025-05-16 13:05:25
Source: f = family
References: Ros-Franch et al. 2014, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Valanginian to the top of the Late/Upper Aptian or 137.05000 to 113.20000 Ma

Collections (10 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Valanginian137.05 - 132.6Ukraine (Crimea) Quadratotrigonia nodosa (124740 124742 124867 124868)
Hauterivian - Valanginian132.6 - 132.6Italy (Sardinia) Quadratotrigonia nodosa (2089)
Hauterivian132.6 - 125.77Ukraine (Crimea) Quadratotrigonia nodosa (124749 124869)
Early/Lower Aptian121.4 - 119.57United Kingdom (England) Quadratotrigonia nodosa (235315)
Late/Upper Aptian119.57 - 113.2France Quadratotrigonia nodosa (56673 58865)