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Trigonarca β
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| Rank | genus | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Arcida : Glycymerididae : Trigonarca | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Arcida : Glycymerididae : Trigonarca | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Trigonarca Conrad, 1862 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Name Published In | Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philad., 1862 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opinions (PBDB) |
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 168 - 166 Ma Middle Jurassic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 70.6 - 56.0 Ma Phanerozoic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Environment | coastal,inner shelf,outer shelf,oceanic (based on Glycymerididae) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | facultatively mobile (based on Glycymerididae) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vision | blind (based on Bivalvia) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | suspension feeder (based on Glycymerididae) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ontogeny | accretion (based on Glycymerididae) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | aragonite,thick,major ribbing (based on Glycymerididae) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | J. J. Sepkoski, Jr. 2002. A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology 363:1-560 |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Arca semiglabra species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Cucullaea schweinfurthi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Trigonarca angolensis β species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 3 | 85.8 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 72.1 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
| Trigonarca bussoni species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Trigonarca californica β species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 93.9 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 93.9 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
| Trigonarca camerunensis β species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 3 | 89.8 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 83.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
| Trigonarca cardiformis β species | listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Trigonarca curvatodonta β species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 85.8 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 85.8 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
| Trigonarca elongata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Trigonarca excavata β species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 93.9 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 93.9 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
| Trigonarca exigua species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Trigonarca furoni β species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 3 | 85.8 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 72.1 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
| Trigonarca hancocki species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Trigonarca inflata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Trigonarca jacksonensis β species | listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Trigonarca jessupae β species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 72.1 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 72.1 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
| Trigonarca lenoirensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Trigonarca manzadinensis β species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Trigonarca munda species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Trigonarca schweinfurthi β species | listed (PBDB) | 8 | 83.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 72.1 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
| Trigonarca sectilis β species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Trigonarca semiglabra β species | listed (PBDB) | ||||
Obsolete Names
| Name | Source | Taxon Rank | Taxonomy |
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| Trigonoarca Conrad, 1867 | GBIF | genus | Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Arcida : Glycymerididae : Trigonoarca |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1862 | Trigonarca Conrad p. 289 |
| 1898 | Trigonoarca Dall p. 606 |
| 1980 | Trigonarca Vokes p. 21 |
| 1983 | Trigonarca Gliozzi and Malatesta p. 88 |
| 2002 | Trigonarca Sepkoski, Jr. |
References
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
