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Myophoria kuuoruensis

Bivalvia - Trigoniida - Myophoriidae

Taxonomy
Myophoria kuuoruensis was named by Skwarko (1967). Its type specimen is CPC 5074, a valve (left valve), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is H200, 4.5 miles north-east of Tabibuga, which is in a Carnian marine siliciclastic in the Jimi Formation of Papua New Guinea.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1967Myophoria kuuoruensis Skwarko p. 61 figs. Pl 6 figs 9-12
1973Myophoria kuuoruensis Skwarko p. 38 figs. Pl 14, figs 4,5

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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
specieskuuoruensis

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 kuuoruensis Skwarko 1967
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
valve height425.123.527.824.61.90

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: Carnian or 237.00000 to 228.00000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Carnian237.0 - 228.0Papua New Guinea Myophoria kuuoruensis (type locality: 137272 137335)