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Metacanthotrigonia kawaguchiensis

Bivalvia - Trigoniida - Pterotrigoniidae

Taxonomy
Acanthotrigonia (Metacanthotrigonia) kawaguchiensis was named by Tamura and Nishida (1989).

It was recombined as Metacanthotrigonia kawaguchiensis by Cooper (2015).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1989Acanthotrigonia (Metacanthotrigonia) kawaguchiensis Tamura and Nishida p. 22 figs. pl. 1 f. 16-23
2015Metacanthotrigonia kawaguchiensis Cooper p. 27

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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)
superfamilyMegatrigonioideavan Hoepen 1929
familyPterotrigoniidaevan Hoepen 1929
subfamilyScabrotrigoniinaeCooper 1989
genusMetacanthotrigonia(Nakano 1974)
specieskawaguchiensis(Tamura and Nishida 1989)

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.

Metacanthotrigonia kawaguchiensis Tamura and Nishida 1989
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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
Collections
No collection or age range data are available