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Myophorigonia
Classification
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Bivalvia
Subclass:
Palaeoheterodonta
Order:
Trigonioida
Superfamily:
Trigoniacea
Family:
Trigoniidae
Formal Genus Name and Reference:
Myophorigonia COX, 1952, p. 52
Type Species:
Myophoria paucicostata JAWORSKI, 1922, p. 126, OD
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Fig. D71,3. *M. paucicostata (Jaworski), U.Trias., Peru, LV ext., X2 (446).
Synonyms
Myophoriogonia
Geographic Distribution
Peru, Mexico, Bear Island, England
Age Range
Beginning Stage in Treatise Usage:
U.Trias.
Beginning International Stage:
Carnian
Fraction Up In Beginning Stage:
0
Beginning Date:
237
Ending Stage in Treatise Usage:
M.Jur.(Bajoc.)
Ending International Stage:
Bajocian
Fraction Up In Ending Stage:
100
Ending Date:
168.17
Description
Relatively small, unelongated, marginal carina sharp, escutcheon narrow or absent, area flat or concave, smooth or transversely ridged, flank with strong, unevenly arranged radial costae and subordinate concentric costae confined in some forms to its anterior part
References
Cox, L. R., 1952, Notes on the Trigoniidae, with outlines of a classification of the family: Malacol. Soc. London. Proc., v. 29, p. $45-$ 70, pl. 3-4.
Museum or Author Information
Classification
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Bivalvia
Subclass:
Palaeoheterodonta
Order:
Trigonioida
Superfamily:
Trigoniacea
Family:
Trigoniidae
Formal Genus Name and Reference:
Myophorigonia COX, 1952, p. 52
Type Species:
Myophoria paucicostata JAWORSKI, 1922, p. 126, OD
Images
(Click to enlarge in a new window)
Fig. D71,3. *M. paucicostata (Jaworski), U.Trias., Peru, LV ext., X2 (446).
Synonyms
Myophoriogonia
Geographic Distribution
Peru, Mexico, Bear Island, England
Age Range
Beginning Stage in Treatise Usage:
U.Trias.
Beginning International Stage:
Carnian
Fraction Up In Beginning Stage:
0
Beginning Date:
237
Ending Stage in Treatise Usage:
M.Jur.(Bajoc.)
Ending International Stage:
Bajocian
Fraction Up In Ending Stage:
100
Ending Date:
168.17
Description
Relatively small, unelongated, marginal carina sharp, escutcheon narrow or absent, area flat or concave, smooth or transversely ridged, flank with strong, unevenly arranged radial costae and subordinate concentric costae confined in some forms to its anterior part
References
Cox, L. R., 1952, Notes on the Trigoniidae, with outlines of a classification of the family: Malacol. Soc. London. Proc., v. 29, p. $45-$ 70, pl. 3-4.