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Coxitrigonia brevicostata

Bivalvia - Trigoniida - Trigoniidae

Taxonomy
Trigonia brevicostata was named by Kitchin (1903).

It was recombined as Coxitrigonia brevicostata by Cooper (2016).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1903Trigonia brevicostata Kitchin p. 23 figs. pl. 2, figs. 4-5
2016Coxitrigonia brevicostata Cooper p. 12

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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)
superfamilyTrigonioidea(Lamarck 1819)
familyTrigoniidaeLamarck 1819
subfamilyNototrigoniinaeSkwarko 1963
tribeAustrotrigoniiniSkwarko 1968
genusCoxitrigonia
speciesbrevicostata(Kitchin 1903)

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.

Coxitrigonia brevicostata Kitchin 1903
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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 Bathonian to the top of the Early/Lower Oxfordian or 168.20000 to 154.80000 Ma

Collections (14 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Bathonian168.2 - 165.3Kenya Trigonia brevicostata (36460)
Callovian165.3 - 161.5India Trigonia brevicostata (63236 63242 67622 67630 68089 68662 68663 68664 68665 68667 68673)
Early/Lower Oxfordian161.5 - 154.8India Trigonia brevicostata (63535 63537)