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Rutitrigonia longa

Bivalvia - Trigoniida - Trigoniidae

Taxonomy
Trigonia longa was named by Agassiz (1840). It is not extant.

It was recombined as Rutitrigonia longa by Cox (1952).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1840Trigonia longa Agassiz
1952Rutitrigonia longa 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
genusRutitrigoniavan Hoepen 1929
specieslonga(Agassiz 1840)

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.

Rutitrigonia longa Agassiz 1840
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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: Aberhan et al. 2004, Ros-Franch et al. 2014

Age range: base of the Berriasian to the top of the Early/Lower Aptian or 143.10000 to 119.57000 Ma

Collections (16 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Berriasian143.1 - 137.05Ukraine (Crimea) Rutitrigonia longa (124721 124723 124724 124725 124730 124731 124752 124755)
Valanginian137.05 - 132.6Ukraine (Crimea) Rutitrigonia longa (124740 124862 124868)
Hauterivian132.6 - 125.77Switzerland Trigonia longa (2198)
Hauterivian132.6 - 125.77Chile (Coquimbo) Rutitrigonia longa (222008)
Hauterivian132.6 - 125.77Ukraine (Crimea) Rutitrigonia longa (124751)
Barremian - Aptian125.77 - 113.2Albania Rutitrigonia longa (67437)
Early/Lower Aptian121.4 - 119.57Switzerland Trigonia longa (2175)