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Austromyophorella

Bivalvia - Trigoniida - Myophorellidae

Taxonomy
Austromyophorella was named by Cooper (2011). Its type is Austromyophorella dooleyi.

It was assigned to Myophorellinae by Cooper (2011).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2011Austromyophorella Cooper pp. 35 - 37

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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)
superfamilyMyophorelloidea(Kobayashi 1954)
MyophorelloidaeKobayashi 1954
familyMyophorellidaeKobayashi 1954
subfamilyMyophorellinaeKobayashi 1954
genusAustromyophorella

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.

G. †Austromyophorella Cooper 2011
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
M. R. Cooper 2011An austral genus of medium-sized myophorellines with low subterminal umbones, large unornamented escutcheon, inner and marginal carinae marked by oblique clavae which incline in opposite directions, and rather distant nodate flank costae with a tendency to break up anteriorly and, in derived members, to develop a subvertical row of enlarged tubercles
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
Collections
No collection or age range data are available