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Myophoria

Bivalvia - Trigoniida - Myophoriidae

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1820Trigonellites von Schlotheim
1834Myophoria Bronn
1863Trigonellites Goldfuss
1934Myophoria Isberg
1980Myophoria Vokes p. 97
2002Myophoria Sepkoski
2010Myophoria Bouchet et al.
2014Myophoria Ros-Franch et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
RankNameAuthor
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
UniomorphiGray 1854
UnioniGray 1854
UnionataGray 1854
orderTrigoniida(Dall 1889)
superfamilyTrigonioidea(Lamarck 1819)
familyMyophoriidaeBronn 1847
genusMyophoriaBronn 1834

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. †Myophoria Bronn 1834
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Subg. †Myophoria (Rhenania) Waagen 1907
Subg. †Myophoria (Tropiphora) Waagen 1907
Myophoria acuticostata Broili 1904
Myophoria adornata McLearn 1942
Myophoria ambilineata White 1877
Myophoria beringiana Smith 1927
Myophoria bittneri Newton 1923
Myophoria blainvillei Klipstein 1843
Myophoria blakei Cox 1932
Myophoria brockensis Smith 1927
Myophoria cairnesi McLearn 1942
Myophoria chenopus Laube 1865
Myophoria costulata Bittner 1895
Myophoria coxi Awad 1945
Myophoria ebbae Isberg 1934
Myophoria elliptica Ogilvie Gordon 1927
Myophoria germanica Hohenstein 1914
Myophoria goldfussi Alberti 1834
Myophoria harpa Munster 1837
Myophoria heslingtonensis Trechmann 1917
Myophoria incurvata Seebach 1867
Myophoria inflata Emmrich 1853
Myophoria intermedia Schauroth 1857
Myophoria kefersteini Münster 1828
Myophoria kokeni Bittner 1895
Myophoria kuuoruensis Skwarko 1967
Myophoria liasica Stoppani 1857
Myophoria maxima Krumbeck 1923
Myophoria mexicana de Cserna 1961
Myophoria nifukokoensis Krumbeck 1924
Myophoria ornata Münster 1841
Myophoria picta Lepsius 1878
Myophoria proharpa Frech 1912
Myophoria reziae Stoppani 1865
Myophoria solitaria Bittner 1895
Myophoria staggi Skwarko 1967
Myophoria stenonis Stoppani 1865
Myophoria subtrigonata Airaghi 1907
Myophoria subvestita Krumbeck 1913
Myophoria timorensis Krumbeck 1924
Myophoria transversa Bornemann 1856
Myophoria vestita Alberti 1864
Myophoria volzi Frech 1912
Myophoria vulgaris von Schlotheim 1820
Myophoria zeballos McLearn 1942
Invalid names: Trigonellites von Schlotheim 1820 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
valve height1521.87.2030.024.16.09

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: base of the Katian to the top of the Late/Upper Pliensbachian or 453.00000 to 183.00000 Ma

Collections (280 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Katian453.0 - 445.2Sweden (Dalarna) M. ebbae (124939)
Late/Upper Emsian402.5 - 391.9United Kingdom (England) M. sp. (38388)
Eifelian393.3 - 387.7Germany (Nordrhein-Westfalen) M. sp. (78403)
Changhsingian254.17 - 252.17Italy M. subtrigonata (232368)
Changhsingian254.17 - 252.17Pakistan M. sp. (126933)
Griesbachian252.17 - 251.3China (Chongqing) M. sp. (149126)
Induan252.17 - 251.2Bosnia and Herzegovina M. sp. (212724)
Early/Lower Triassic - Anisian252.17 - 242.0Italy (Lombardy) M. rotunda (231734)
Triassic252.17 - 201.3Vietnam (Tinh Lai Chau) M. golfussi (77537)
Smithian251.3 - 247.2China (Sichuan) M. sp. (149094 149095)

Youngest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state PBDB collection number
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3Italy (Trento) M. reziae, M. inflata (232118)
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3France (Champagne-Ardennes) M. postera (139922)
Hettangian - Early/Lower Sinemurian201.3 - 189.6Canada (British Columbia) M. sp. (53289)
Early/Lower Jurassic201.3 - 174.1Canada (British Columbia) M. sp. (53360)
Early/Lower Sinemurian196.5 - 189.6Canada (British Columbia) M. sp. (53288)
Late/Upper Sinemurian196.5 - 189.6Canada (British Columbia) M. sp. (53864)
Pliensbachian190.8 - 182.7Indonesia (Timor) M. maxima (205685)
Pliensbachian190.8 - 182.7Svalbard and Jan Mayen M. lingonensis (212941)
Early/Lower Pliensbachian189.6 - 183.0Canada (British Columbia) M. sp. (53189)
Late/Upper Pliensbachian189.6 - 183.0Canada (British Columbia) M. sp. (53106)