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Myophoricardium
Classification
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Bivalvia
Subclass:
Heterodonta
Order:
Veneroida
Superfamily:
Crassatellacea
Family:
Myophoricardiidae
Formal Genus Name and Reference:
Myophoricardium von WÖHRMANN, 1889, p. 226
Type Species:
M. lineatum, M
Images
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Fig. E81,2. *M. lineatum, Carinthia (2a,b), N.Alps (2c,d); 2a, LV ext., 2b, dorsal view, both X1.3; 2c,d, LV and RV hinges, both X3 (58)
Synonyms
Myophorocardium
Geographic Distribution
Eu.(N. Alps-S. Alps-Sicily-Hung.)-SW.Asia(Jordan)-China(Yunnan)
Age Range
Beginning Stage in Treatise Usage:
U.Trias. (Carn.)
Beginning International Stage:
Carnian
Fraction Up In Beginning Stage:
0
Beginning Date:
237
Ending Stage in Treatise Usage:
U.Trias. (Carn.)
Ending International Stage:
Carnian
Fraction Up In Ending Stage:
100
Ending Date:
227.3
Description
Trapeziform to subtrigonal, slightly inequilateral, length only slightly exceeding height, posterior ridge obtuse, no lunule or escutcheon, LV with strong anterior and weak posterior tooth, almost equally divergent and bordering recess for single strong tooth of RV, anterior laterals weak, surface almost smooth.
References
Wöhrmann, S. F. von Whitfield, R.P., 1889, Die Fauna der sogenannten Car-dita- und Raibler-Schichten in den nordtiroler und bayrischen Alpen: K. K. Geol. Reichsanst. Wien., Jahrb., v. 39, p. 181260, pl. 5-10.
Museum or Author Information
Classification
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Bivalvia
Subclass:
Heterodonta
Order:
Veneroida
Superfamily:
Crassatellacea
Family:
Myophoricardiidae
Formal Genus Name and Reference:
Myophoricardium von WÖHRMANN, 1889, p. 226
Type Species:
M. lineatum, M
Images
(Click to enlarge in a new window)
Fig. E81,2. *M. lineatum, Carinthia (2a,b), N.Alps (2c,d); 2a, LV ext., 2b, dorsal view, both X1.3; 2c,d, LV and RV hinges, both X3 (58)
Synonyms
Myophorocardium
Geographic Distribution
Eu.(N. Alps-S. Alps-Sicily-Hung.)-SW.Asia(Jordan)-China(Yunnan)
Age Range
Beginning Stage in Treatise Usage:
U.Trias. (Carn.)
Beginning International Stage:
Carnian
Fraction Up In Beginning Stage:
0
Beginning Date:
237
Ending Stage in Treatise Usage:
U.Trias. (Carn.)
Ending International Stage:
Carnian
Fraction Up In Ending Stage:
100
Ending Date:
227.3
Description
Trapeziform to subtrigonal, slightly inequilateral, length only slightly exceeding height, posterior ridge obtuse, no lunule or escutcheon, LV with strong anterior and weak posterior tooth, almost equally divergent and bordering recess for single strong tooth of RV, anterior laterals weak, surface almost smooth.
References
Wöhrmann, S. F. von Whitfield, R.P., 1889, Die Fauna der sogenannten Car-dita- und Raibler-Schichten in den nordtiroler und bayrischen Alpen: K. K. Geol. Reichsanst. Wien., Jahrb., v. 39, p. 181260, pl. 5-10.