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Myonia argentinensis

Bivalvia - Sanguinolitidae

Taxonomy
Stutchburia argentinensis was named by Harrington (1955). Its type specimen is CPBA 5778 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Arroyo Piedra Azul, Bed BM6, Sierra Pillahuinco, which is in a Sakmarian marine shale in the Bonete Formation of Argentina.

It was recombined as Myonia argentinensis by Simões et al. (2012) and Neves et al. (2014).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1955Stutchburia argentinensis Harrington p. 117 figs. Pl 24, figs 1-3
2000Stutchburia argentinensis Pagani p. 313 figs. 4A-C
2012Myonia argentinensis Simões et al. p. 76 figs. 4G-M
2014Myonia argentinensis Neves et al. p. 226 figs. Pl 9, figs 1-6

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
—Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
RankNameAuthor
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
—CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
—CardioniFerussac 1822
—CardiidiaFerussac 1822
superfamilyGrammysioideaMiller 1877
familySanguinolitidaeMiller 1877
subfamilyVacunellinae(Astafieva-Urbajtis 1973)
genusMyonia
speciesargentinensis()

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.

†Myonia argentinensis Harrington 1955
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height212.011.013.012.01.41
valve height515.912.021.015.04.26

Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: facultatively mobilec
Life habit: deep infaunalg
Diet: suspension feederc
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-10-12 12:33:56
Modified: 2009-10-12 14:33:56
Source: g = genus, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Clapham 2015

Age range: Sakmarian or 293.52000 to 290.10000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Sakmarian293.52 - 290.1Argentina Stutchburia argentinensis (91636 type locality: 91637 132812)
Sakmarian293.52 - 290.1Brazil Myonia argentinensis (139502 155153)