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Laevitrigonia (Malagasitrigonia) macfarlani

Bivalvia - Trigoniida - Laevitrigoniidae

Taxonomy
Laevitrigonia (Malagasitrigonia) macfarlani was named by Fleming (1987). Its type specimen is OU15342 and is not a trace fossil.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
L. dwanikana

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1987Laevitrigonia (Malagasitrigonia) macfarlani Fleming pp. 38-39 figs. pl. 6, figs. 16, 17

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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
familyLaevitrigoniidaeSaveliev 1958
subfamilyLaevitrigoniinaeSaveliev 1958
genusLaevitrigoniaLebküchner 1932
subgenusMalagasitrigoniaCox 1964
speciesmacfarlani

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 14:34:20
Source: o = order, c = class
Reference: Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Aalenian or 174.10000 to 170.30000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Aalenian174.1 - 170.3New Zealand Laevitrigonia macfarlani (63738)