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Myophorella sp.

Arranhó, Arruda dos Vinhos, Lisbon, Portugal

Myophorella sp.

Arranhó, Arruda dos Vinhos, Lisbon, Portugal

Myophorella sp.

Arranhó, Arruda dos Vinhos, Lisbon, Portugal

Myophorella sp.

Arranhó, Arruda dos Vinhos, Lisbon, Portugal

Myophorella sp.

Arranhó, Arruda dos Vinhos, Lisbon, Portugal

Myophorella sp.

Arranhó, Arruda dos Vinhos, Lisbon, Portugal

Description

Myophorella is a genus of fossil saltwater clams, marine bivalve mollusks in the family Trigoniidae. These bivalves are sometimes preserved with mineralized soft tissue.

From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myophorella, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0.

Source Data

Source	ID	Link
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)	8023876	https://www.gbif.org/species/8023876
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)	17240	https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=17240

Rank

genus

Taxonomy (GBIF)

Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Trigoniida : Myophorellidae : Myophorella

Taxonomy (PBDB)

Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Trigoniida : Myophorellidae : Myophorella

Taxonomic Status (GBIF)

accepted

Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)

Rank	Name	Author
-	Eukaryota
-	Opisthokonta	Cavalier-Smith 1987
kingdom	Animalia
-	Bilateria
-	Eubilateria	Ax 1987
-	Protostomia	Grobben 1908
-	Spiralia
superphylum	Lophotrochozoa
phylum	Mollusca	Linnaeus 1758
class	Bivalvia	Linnaeus 1758
-	Eubivalvia	Carter 2011
subclass	Autobranchia
infraclass	Heteroconchia
-	Uniomorphi	Gray 1854
-	Unioni	Gray 1854
-	Unionata	Gray 1854
order	Trigoniida
superfamily	Myophorelloidea
-	Myophorelloidae	Kobayashi 1954
family	Myophorellidae	Kobayashi 1954
subfamily	Myophorellinae	Kobayashi 1954
genus	Myophorella	Bayle 1878

Scientific Name

Myophorella Bayle, 1878

Name Published In

Explic. Carte Géol. France, 4, Atl., pl

Opinions (PBDB)

Name	Rank	Opinion	Evidence	Author
Myophorella	genus	belongs to Trigoniidae	stated with evidence	Cox, 1952
Myophorella	genus	belongs to Myophorellinae	stated with evidence	Fleming, 1987
Myophorella	genus	belongs to Trigonioida	second hand	Sepkoski, 2002
Myophorella	genus	belongs to Myophorellinae	stated with evidence	Pérez et al., 2008
Myophorella	genus	belongs to Myophorellinae	stated without evidence	Bouchet et al., 2010

Status (PBDB)

extinct

Taxon Size (PBDB)

First Recorded Appearance

201 - 183 Ma
Early Jurassic

Last Recorded Appearance

125 - 122 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous

Motility

facultatively mobile (based on Trigoniida)

Vision

blind (based on Bivalvia)

Diet

suspension feeder (based on Trigoniida)

Taphonomy

aragonite (based on Bivalvia)

Primary Reference (PBDB)

J. J. Sepkoski, Jr. 2002. A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology 363:1-560

Wikipedia

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myophorella

Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

Name	Status	Common Name(s)	Fossil Occurrences	Oldest	Youngest
Myophorella (Clavitrigonia) ✝ subgenus	listed (PBDB)		2	164 Ma Middle Jurassic	161 Ma Jurassic
Myophorella (Clavotrigonia) ✝ subgenus	listed (PBDB)		28	164 Ma Middle Jurassic	161 Ma Jurassic
Myophorella (Haidaia) ✝ subgenus	listed (PBDB)		15	172 Ma Middle Jurassic	136 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Myophorella (Myophorella) ✝ subgenus	listed (PBDB)		60	191 Ma Early Jurassic	145 Ma Late Jurassic
Myophorella (Orthotrigonia) ✝ subgenus	listed (PBDB)		8	168 Ma Middle Jurassic	151 Ma Late Jurassic
Myophorella (Scaphogonia) ✝ subgenus	listed (PBDB)		37	174 Ma Middle Jurassic	149 Ma Late Jurassic
Myophorella (Scaphotrigonia) ✝ subgenus	listed (PBDB)		11	182 Ma Early Jurassic	165 Ma Middle Jurassic
Myophorella alaskaensis ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		4	183 Ma Early Jurassic	170 Ma Middle Jurassic
Myophorella alexandra species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Myophorella alina species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Myophorella amdoensis ✝ species	listed (PBDB)
Myophorella araucana species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Myophorella ardonensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Myophorella argo ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		9	170 Ma Middle Jurassic	168 Ma Middle Jurassic
Myophorella australiana species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Myophorella baysunensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Myophorella bolitoensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Myophorella borealis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Myophorella caytonensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Myophorella clavellata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Myophorella clavellulata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Myophorella clavulosa ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		3	168 Ma Middle Jurassic	168 Ma Middle Jurassic
Myophorella dawsoni ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		31	174 Ma Middle Jurassic	166 Ma Middle Jurassic
Myophorella dekaiboda species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Myophorella devexa ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		22	168 Ma Middle Jurassic	161 Ma Jurassic
Myophorella eichwaldi species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Myophorella freboldi ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		8	201 Ma Early Jurassic	170 Ma Middle Jurassic
Myophorella griesbachi species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Myophorella hillebrandti species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Myophorella kiwawaensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Myophorella kruusei species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Myophorella leziatensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Myophorella loewinsonlessingi species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Myophorella lupheri species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Myophorella mermodi species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Myophorella nodulosa ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Myophorella obscura species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Myophorella oosthuizeni species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Myophorella orientalis ✝ species	listed (PBDB)		8	168 Ma Middle Jurassic	145 Ma Late Jurassic
Myophorella packardi ✝ species	listed (PBDB)		10	168 Ma Middle Jurassic	165 Ma Middle Jurassic
Myophorella perlata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Myophorella quennelli species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Myophorella reginae species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Myophorella saurini species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Myophorella subsignata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Myophorella taylori species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Myophorella tipperi ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		10	170 Ma Middle Jurassic	170 Ma Middle Jurassic
Myophorella tonasensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Myophorella tuxedniensis ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		4	170 Ma Middle Jurassic	170 Ma Middle Jurassic
Myophorella uralica species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Myophorella vialovae species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Myophorella vnigri species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Myophorella yellowstonensis ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		7	170 Ma Middle Jurassic	165 Ma Middle Jurassic

Obsolete Names

Name	Source	Taxon Rank	Taxonomy
Clavitrigonia A.F.Leanza, 1942	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Trigoniida : Myophorellidae : *Clavitrigonia*
Clavotrigonia Lebküchner, 1932	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Trigoniida : Myophorellidae : *Clavotrigonia*

Synonymy List

Year	Name and Author
1878	Myophorella Bayle
1952	Myophorella Cox
1980	Myophorella Vokes p. 99
1987	Myophorella Fleming pp. 32, 35
2002	Myophorella Sepkoski, Jr.
2008	Myophorella Pérez et al. p. 82
2010	Myophorella Bouchet et al.

References

Sepkoski, Jr. J. J. (2002) A compendium of fossil marine animal genera, Bulletins of American Paleontology 363, 1-560

Cox L. R. (1952) Notes on the Trigoniidae, with outlines of a classification of the family, Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London 29, 45-70 doi:10.1093/oxfordjournals.mollus.a064606

Vokes H. E. (1980) Genera of the Bivalvia: a systematic and bibliographic Catalogue, Genera of the Bivalvia: a systematic and bibliographic Catalogue

Fleming C. A. (1987) New Zealand Mesozoic Bivalves of the Superfamily Trigoniacea, New Zealand Geological Survey Paleontological Bulletin 53

Pérez E., Aberhan M., et al (2008) Early Jurassic Bivalvia of northern Chile. Part III. Order Trigonioida, Beringeria 39, 51-102

Bouchet P., Rocroi J.-P., et al (2010) Nomenclator of Bivalve Families with a Classification of Bivalve Families, Malacologia 52 2, 1-184 doi:10.4002/040.052.0201

GBIF/Paleo Database - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

Nomenclator Zoologicus. A list of the names of genera and subgenera in zoology from the tenth edition of Linnaeus, 1758 to the end of 2004. Digitised by uBio from vols. 1-9 of Neave (ed.), 1939-1996 plus supplementary digital-only volume. http://ubio.org/NomenclatorZoologicus (as at 2006). - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

Sepkoski, J. J., Jr. (2002). A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology. 363, 1-560. - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

WoRMS (Nov 2016). - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

Explic. Carte Géol. France, 4, Atl., pl - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

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!

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