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Myophorella argo

Bivalvia - Trigoniida - Myophorellidae

Taxonomy
Myophorella argo was named by Crickmay (1930). Its type specimen is GSC 27714 and is a 3D body fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1930Myophorella argo Crickmay

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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
speciesargoCrickmay 1930

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.

Myophorella argo Crickmay 1930
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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: base of the Bajocian to the top of the Early/Lower Callovian or 170.30000 to 161.20000 Ma

Collections (9 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Bajocian170.3 - 168.3USA (Oregon) Myophorella argo (139739)
Bajocian170.3 - 168.3USA (Alaska) Myophorella argo (125759 139473 139543 139544 139545 139546)
Bajocian170.3 - 168.3USA (California) Myophorella argo (139299)
Late/Upper Bathonian - Early/Lower Callovian167.7 - 161.2Canada (Alberta) Myophorella argo (139236)