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Trigonia somaliensis ✝

Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)8491802https://www.gbif.org/species/8491802
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)163897https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=163897
Rankspecies
Taxonomy (GBIF)Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Trigoniida : Trigoniidae : Trigonia : Trigonia somaliensis
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Trigoniida : Trigoniidae : Trigonia : Trigonia somaliensis
Taxonomic Status (GBIF)doubtful
Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)
RankNameAuthor
-Eukaryota
-OpisthokontaCavalier-Smith 1987
kingdomAnimalia
-Bilateria
-EubilateriaAx 1987
-ProtostomiaGrobben 1908
-Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMolluscaLinnaeus 1758
classBivalviaLinnaeus 1758
-EubivalviaCarter 2011
subclassAutobranchia
infraclassHeteroconchia
-UniomorphiGray 1854
-UnioniGray 1854
-UnionataGray 1854
orderTrigoniida
superfamilyTrigonioideaLamarck 1819
familyTrigoniidaeLamarck 1819
subfamilyTrigoniinaeLamarck 1819
genusTrigoniaBruguière 1789
speciesTrigonia somaliensisStefanini 1939
Generic NameTrigonia
Scientific NameTrigonia somaliensis Stefanini, 1939
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Trigonia somaliensisspeciesbelongs to Trigoniastated with evidenceStefanini, 1939
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)1
First Recorded Appearance166 - 157 Ma
Jurassic
Last Recorded Appearance166 - 157 Ma
Jurassic
Motilityfacultatively mobile (based on Trigoniida)
Visionblind (based on Bivalvia)
Dietsuspension feeder (based on Trigoniida)
Taphonomyaragonite (based on Bivalvia)
Primary Reference (PBDB)G. Stefanini. 1939. Molluschi del Giuralias della Somalia, Gasteropodi e Lamellibranchi [Jurassic molluscs from Somalia, gastropods and bivalves]. Palaeontographia Italica 32(4):103-270

Fossil Distribution

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1939Trigonia somaliensis Stefanini

References

Stefanini G. (1939) Molluschi del Giuralias della Somalia, Gasteropodi e Lamellibranchi [Jurassic molluscs from Somalia, gastropods and bivalves], Palaeontographia Italica 32 4, 103-270
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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