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Megatrigonia (Iotrigonia)

Bivalvia - Trigoniida - Trigoniidae

Taxonomy
Iotrigonia was named by Van Hoepen (1929) [Sepkoski's age data: J Kimm K Maes Sepkoski's reference number: 914,1115]. It is not extant. Its type is Iotrigonia crassitesta.

It was reranked as Megatrigonia (Iotrigonia) by Cox (1952).

It was assigned to Megatrigonia by Cox (1952); to Trigonioida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Iotrigoniidae by Bouchet et al. (2010).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1929Iotrigonia Van Hoepen
1952Megatrigonia (Iotrigonia) Cox
2002Iotrigonia Sepkoski
2010Iotrigonia Bouchet et al.

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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)
superfamilyTrigonioidea(Lamarck 1819)
familyTrigoniidaeLamarck 1819
genusMegatrigoniavan Hoepen 1929
subgenusIotrigonia(Van Hoepen 1929)

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.

Subg. †Megatrigonia (Iotrigonia) Van Hoepen 1929
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Iotrigonia consanguinea Philippi 1899
Iotrigonia crassitesta van Hoepen 1929
Iotrigonia dubia Kitchin 1903
Iotrigonia flexicostata Burwash 1913
Iotrigonia foveata Philippi 1899
Iotrigonia gamporrhyncha Philippi 1899
Iotrigonia glyptica Woods 1917
Iotrigonia haughtoni Rennie 1936
Iotrigonia leucothea Philippi 1899
Iotrigonia limatula Whitehouse 1946
Iotrigonia lorenti Dana 1849
Iotrigonia manflarum Philippi 1899
Iotrigonia ovallei Philippi 1899
Iotrigonia recurva Kitchin 1903
Iotrigonia rolli Piatnizky 1900
Iotrigonia vau Sharpe 1900
Iotrigonia vscripta Kitchin 1903
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 Tithonian to the top of the Maastrichtian or 150.80000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (24 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Kimmeridgian - Early/Lower Tithonian157.3 - 145.0Antarctica Iotrigonia vau (36800)
Tithonian152.1 - 145.0India (Gujarat) Trigonia recurva (106923)
Tithonian152.1 - 145.0Antarctica Iotrigonia vau (36796 36799)
Early/Lower Tithonian150.8 - 145.0Tanzania Trigonia dubia (35568 79267)
Berriasian145.0 - 139.8Antarctica Iotrigonia vau (36793)
Berriasian145.0 - 139.8Chile Iotrigonia sp. (57145)
Berriasian145.0 - 139.8Ukraine (Crimea) Iotrigonia scapha (124752)
Late/Upper Valanginian140.2 - 136.4South Africa Iotrigonia vau (64726)
Late/Upper Valanginian140.2 - 136.4India (Gujarat) Iotrigonia recurva, Iotrigonia vscripta (66781)
Valanginian139.8 - 132.9India (Gujarat) Iotrigonia sp. (64625)
Valanginian139.8 - 132.9Australia (Queensland) Iotrigonia limatula (83943)
Barremian129.4 - 125.0Turkmenistan Iotrigonia sp., Iotrigonia abichi (170614)
Aptian125.0 - 113.0New Zealand Iotrigonia sp. (83424 83426 83427 83428 83430)
Aptian - Albian125.0 - 100.5New Zealand Iotrigonia sp. (37057)
Late/Upper Aptian122.46 - 113.0New Zealand Iotrigonia sp. (65634)
Early/Lower Aptian121.4 - 122.46Turkmenistan Iotrigonia abichi (47028)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Argentina Iotrigonia sp. (1357)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Argentina (Chubut) Iotrigonia sp. (231707)