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Myophoria humboldtensis

Bivalvia - Trigoniida - Myophoriidae

Taxonomy
Myophoria humboldtensis was named by Smith (1927). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Muttleberry Canyon, West Humboldt Range, which is in a Sevatian marine shale in Nevada.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1927Myophoria humboldtensis Smith p. 110 figs. Pl 96, fig 27

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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
specieshumboldtensis

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.

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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: Sevatian or 212.00000 to 205.60000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Sevatian212.0 - 205.6USA (Nevada) Myophoria humboldtensis (type locality: 33379)