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Goniophora tyri

Bivalvia - Modiomorphida - Modiomorphidae

Taxonomy
Goniophora tyri was named by Liljedahl (1994). It is a 3D body fossil.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1994Goniophora tyri Liljedahl p. 73 figs. f. 24, 27, 53J, O
2008Goniophora tyri Kříž pp. 261 – 262 figs. 8L–T, 9A–D

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
RankNameAuthor
CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
CardioniFerussac 1822
CardiidiaFerussac 1822
CardiataFerussac 1822
superorderCardiiformiiFerussac 1822
orderModiomorphida(Newell 1969)
superfamilyModiomorphoidea(Miller 1877)
familyModiomorphidae
subfamilyModiomorphinaeMiller 1877
genusGoniophoraPhillips 1848
speciestyri

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.

Goniophora tyri Liljedahl 1994
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
J. Kříž 2008Goniophora with transverse “finger print” sculpture.

Original description of Goniophora tyri Liljedahl, 1994 may be completed by description of the outer surface sculpture and the shell interior. Outer surface sculpture consists of transversely undulating finger-printlike ribs (Liljedahl 1994), which are almost perpendicular to the dorsal and ventral margins. On the anterior lobe separated from the rest of shell by radial sulcus, only rough growth wrinkles are developed. In the posterior part of the left and right valve is developed large, radially elongated posterior adductor muscle scar with short part of pallial line in ventral direction. Anterior reinforcing ridge is developed ventrally of a smaller, but deep, subcircular anterior adductor muscle scar.