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Myophorella (Scaphogonia) purseri

Bivalvia - Trigoniida - Myophorellidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1987Myophorella (Scaphogonia) purseri Fleming p. 37 figs. pl. 5, figs. 7, 8, 10-13

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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)
superfamilyMyophorelloidea(Kobayashi 1954)
—MyophorelloidaeKobayashi 1954
familyMyophorellidaeKobayashi 1954
subfamilyMyophorellinaeKobayashi 1954
genusMyophorellaBayle 1878
subgenusScaphogonia(Crickmay 1930)
speciespurseri

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.

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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 20:34:20
Source: o = order, c = class
Reference: Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Tithonian to the top of the Early/Lower Tithonian or 149.20000 to 145.06000 Ma

Collections (9 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Kimmeridgian - Early/Lower Tithonian154.8 - 145.06Antarctica Myophorella purseri (36767 36768)
Puaroan150.0 - 143.1New Zealand Myophorella purseri (63741 63743 63744)
Tithonian - Berriasian149.2 - 137.05Antarctica Myophorella purseri (36772 36775 36776 36780)