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Elegantinia

Bivalvia - Trigoniida - Myophoriidae

Taxonomy
Myophoria (Elegantinia) was named by Waagen (1907). Its type is Myophoria (Elegantinia) elegans.

It was reranked as Elegantinia by Hautmann (2001) and Ros-Franch et al. (2014).

It was assigned to Myophoria by Waagen (1907) and Gu et al. (1976); and to Myophoriidae by Hautmann (2001) and Ros-Franch et al. (2014).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1907Myophoria (Elegantinia) Waagen
1954Lyriomyophoria Kobayashi
1976Myophoria (Elegantinia) Gu et al. p. 46
1980Lyriomyophoria Vokes p. 97
2001Elegantinia Hautmann
2002Lyriomyophoria Sepkoski
2014Elegantinia Ros-Franch et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
—Eubivalvia
RankNameAuthor
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
—UniomorphiGray 1854
—UnioniGray 1854
—UnionataGray 1854
orderTrigoniida(Dall 1889)
superfamilyTrigonioidea(Lamarck 1819)
familyMyophoriidaeBronn 1847
genusElegantinia()

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.

G. †Elegantinia Waagen 1907
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†Elegantinia elegans Dunker 1849
†Elegantinia paullorum Boyd and Newell 1997
Invalid names: Lyriomyophoria Kobayashi 1954 [objective synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
valve height2611.37.6017.711.52.18

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 Olenekian to the top of the Rhaetian or 251.20000 to 201.30000 Ma

Collections (80 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Induan - Olenekian252.17 - 247.2China (Yunnan) E. lijiangensis (98479)
Induan - Olenekian252.17 - 247.2China (Sichuan) E. lijiangensis (98480)
Smithian251.3 - 247.2USA (Utah) E. sp. (44502 44506 44507)
Spathian251.3 - 247.2USA (Utah) E. sp. (44606) Lyriomyophoria sp. (32968)
Spathian251.3 - 247.2USA (Nevada) Lyriomyophoria paullorum (44335 44339 44342)
Olenekian251.2 - 247.2Thailand E. elegans (44806)
Anisian247.2 - 242.0Poland Myophoria elegans (63538)
Anisian247.2 - 242.0Germany (Hessen) Lyriomyophoria elegans (66083) Myophoria elegans (38545 44357)
Anisian247.2 - 242.0China (Qinghai) E. urd, E. elegans (101044)
Anisian247.2 - 242.0Germany (Baden-Württemberg) Lyriomyophoria elegans (66084) Myophoria elegans (206384)
Anisian247.2 - 242.0China (Guizhou) E. elegans (42103 201820) E. kunlunensis, E. venusta, E. elegans (42276 42279 42368) E. venusata, E. kunlunensis, E. elegans (42280) E. venusta (42369 42371) E. venusta, E. elegans (42277 42284)
Anisian247.2 - 242.0Egypt (Shamal Sina) Myophoria elegans (206058)
Anisian247.2 - 242.0Germany Lyriomyophoria elegans (66078 66080)
Bithynian247.2 - 242.0Romania E. elegans (197722)
Bithynian - Pelsonian247.2 - 242.0Hungary (Baranya) Lyriomyophoria elegans (181570)
Pelsonian247.2 - 242.0Hungary (Mecsek) Lyriomyophoria elegans (197100)
Pelsonian247.2 - 242.0Hungary (Baranya) Lyriomyophoria elegans (181571)
Pelsonian247.2 - 242.0China (Guizhou) E. elegans (31610)
Pelsonian - Illyrian247.2 - 242.0China (Guizhou) E. elegans (31615) E. kulunensis, E. elegans (31611) E. kulunensis, E. sp., E. elegans (31612 31617 31618 31619 31620 31623 31624 31625 31626 31627 31631 31632) E. sp. (31628 31629) E. sp., E. elegans (31614 31616 31621 31622)
Middle Triassic247.2 - 237.0China (Guizhou) E. kunlunensis, E. venusta, E. elegans (42278)
Ladinian242.0 - 237.0Afghanistan (Hindu kush) E. elegans (123738 123740 123741 123742 123743 123744 123745)
Longobardian242.0 - 235.0Spain (Alicante) Lyriomyophoria sublaevis (202223 202224 202235)
Carnian237.0 - 228.0Spain Lyriomyophoria sublaevis (61741)
Carnian237.0 - 228.0Italy E. sublilistriata (164191)
Tuvalian - Lacian232.0 - 215.56China (Sichuan) Myophoria venusta (25406)
Norian228.0 - 208.5Canada (British Columbia) Myophoria grahami (204757)
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3United Kingdom (Somerset) Lyriomyophoria postera (62956)
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3Austria Lyriomyophoria sp. (32837 32889 32890)
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3Netherlands Lyriomyophoria postera (137658 137660)
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3United Kingdom Lyriomyophoria postera (78468 78479)
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3United Kingdom (Yorkshire) Lyriomyophoria postera (219458)