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Myophoria ornata

Bivalvia - Trigoniida - Myophoriidae

Taxonomy
Myophoria ornata was named by Münster (1841). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is St. Cassian (Munster coll), which is in a Julian carbonate limestone in the Cassian Formation of Italy.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
M. gigantea, M. lingonensis, M. nathorsti, M. urd

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1841Myophoria ornata Münster p. 88 figs. Pl 8, fig 21
1865Myophoria ornata Laube p. 56 figs. Pl 18, fig 2

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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
speciesornata

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 ornata Münster 1841
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available