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Psilotrigonia vegaensis

Bivalvia - Trigoniida - Trigoniidae

Taxonomy
Psilotrigonia vegaensis was named by Pérez et al. (2008). Its type specimen is SNGM 591, a valve (left valve), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Vega Redonda, Atacama, which is in a Sinemurian/Pliensbachian open shallow subtidal horizon in Chile.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2008Psilotrigonia vegaensis Pérez et al. p. 80 figs. Pl 9, figs 2,4; pl 10, figs 5,6; pl 12, fig 1

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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)
familyTrigoniidaeLamarck 1819
subfamilyPsilotrigoniinae
genusPsilotrigonia
speciesvegaensis

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.

†Psilotrigonia vegaensis Pérez et al. 2008
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available