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Tennessiella thoracica

Bivalvia - Trigoniida - Pterotrigoniidae

Taxonomy
Trigonia thoracica was named by Morton (1834) [m. kosnik taxon no: 6474]. It is not extant. It is the type species of Tennessiella.

It was recombined as Scabrotrigonia thoracica by Bryan and Jones (1989); it was recombined as Pterotrigonia (Scabrotrigonia) thoracica by Gibson (1999); it was recombined as Tennessiella thoracica by Cooper (2015).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1834Trigonia thoracica Morton p. 65 figs. pl. 15 fig. 13
1885Trigonia mortoni Whitfield p. 112 figs. pl. 14 figs 5-6
1914Trigonia thoracica Stephenson
1926Trigonia thoracica Wade p. 60
1989Scabrotrigonia thoracica Bryan and Jones p. 296
1999Pterotrigonia (Scabrotrigonia) thoracica Gibson
2015Tennessiella thoracica Cooper p. 31 figs. 6N-O

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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
genusTennessiella
speciesthoracica(Morton 1834)

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.

†Tennessiella thoracica Morton 1834
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Invalid names: Trigonia mortoni Whitfield 1885 [synonym]
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: base of the Early/Lower Campanian to the top of the Early/Lower Maastrichtian or 83.60000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (54 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Campanian83.6 - 72.2USA (New Jersey) Trigonia mortoni (88610)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2USA (Tennessee) Trigonia thoracica (88357)
Middle Campanian - Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2USA (New Jersey) Trigonia mortoni (3870)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Alabama) Pterotrigonia thoracica (4239 4276)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Mississippi) Pterotrigonia thoracica (4100)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (New Jersey) Trigonia mortoni (26818)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (New Jersey) Trigonia mortoni (124937)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Alabama) Pterotrigonia thoracica (4180 4183 4186 4194 4197 4198 4200 4201 4202 4213 4214 4215 4216 4225 4228 4231 4232 4234 4236) Scabrotrigonia thoracica (83225) Trigonia thoracica (4189 4193 4203 4204 4205 4206 4207)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Mississippi) Pterotrigonia thoracica (4147 4154 4156 4157 4160 4161 4168 4172)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Maryland) Pterotrigonia thoracica (4376)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Tennessee) Trigonia thoracica (205445)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Arkansas) Scabrotrigonia thoracica (1302)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Mississippi) Scabrotrigonia thoracica (1303 1304 1305)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Alabama) Pterotrigonia thoracica (4257 4258) Scabrotrigonia thoracica (1306 1307 1308)