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Myophoria zeballos

Bivalvia - Trigoniida - Myophoriidae

Taxonomy
Myophoria zeballos was named by McLearn (1942). Its type specimen is GSC 9442 and is a mold. Its type locality is Zeballos area, which is in a Norian marine siliciclastic in Canada.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1942Myophoria zeballos McLearn p. 101 figs. Pl 2, figs 6-8

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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)
familyMyophoriidaeBronn 1847
genusMyophoriaBronn 1834
specieszeballos

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.

Myophoria zeballos McLearn 1942
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean
valve height130.0

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 Norian to the top of the Rhaetian or 228.00000 to 201.30000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Norian228.0 - 208.5Canada (British Columbia) Myophoria zeballos (type locality: 135952)
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3Canada (British Columbia) Myophoria zeballos (135953)