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Rutitrigonia

Bivalvia - Trigoniida - Trigoniidae

Taxonomy
Rutitrigonia was named by van Hoepen (1929) [Sepkoski's age data: J Oxfo K Maes Sepkoski's reference number: 868,914,1115]. It is not extant. Its type is Rutitrigonia peregrina.

It was reranked as Megatrigonia (Rutitrigonia) by Cox (1952).

It was assigned to Megatrigonia by Cox (1952); to Trigoniidae by Vokes (1980); to Trigonioida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Rutitrigoniidae by Bouchet et al. (2010).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1929Rutitrigonia van Hoepen
1952Megatrigonia (Rutitrigonia) Cox
1980Rutitrigonia Vokes p. 99
2002Rutitrigonia Sepkoski
2010Rutitrigonia Bouchet et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
RankNameAuthor
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
UniomorphiGray 1854
UnioniGray 1854
UnionataGray 1854
orderTrigoniida(Dall 1889)
superfamilyTrigonioidea(Lamarck 1819)
familyTrigoniidaeLamarck 1819
genusRutitrigoniavan Hoepen 1929

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. †Rutitrigonia van Hoepen 1929
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Rutitrigonia affinis Sowerby 1818
Rutitrigonia coquandiana d'Orbigny 1844
Rutitrigonia jacksonensis Packard 1921
Rutitrigonia laeviuscula Lycett 1875
Rutitrigonia longa Agassiz 1840
Rutitrigonia mesembria Tenison-Woods 1900
Rutitrigonia neumayri Yehara 1923
Rutitrigonia peregrina van Hoepen 1929
Rutitrigonia pongolensis Rennie 1936
Rutitrigonia pseudoindica Archangelski 1916
Rutitrigonia regina Wilckens 1911
Rutitrigonia semiculta Forbes 1846
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Environment: marinef
Locomotion: fast-movingf
Life habit: shallow infaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindf
Created: 2025-05-16 13:05:25
Modified: 2025-05-16 13:05:25
Source: f = family
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Ros-Franch et al. 2014

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Kimmeridgian to the top of the Early/Lower Cenomanian or 152.21000 to 93.90000 Ma

Collections (33 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian152.21 - 149.2Kenya R. stefaninii (36503 36505)
Berriasian143.1 - 137.05Ukraine (Crimea) R. longa (124721 124723 124724 124725 124730 124731 124752 124755)
Berriasian - Valanginian143.1 - 132.6Chile (Coquimbo) R. undulatostriata (221739)
Berriasian - Hauterivian143.1 - 125.77Chile (Coquimbo) R. kauffmani (222369)
Neocomian143.1 - 125.77Japan (Gumma) R. sanchuensis (40488)
Neocomian143.1 - 125.77Japan (Kochi) R. yeharai (40476)
Valanginian137.05 - 132.6Ukraine (Crimea) R. longa (124740 124862 124868)
Early/Lower Hauterivian132.6 - 125.77Argentina (Neuquen) R. kauffmani (47202)
Hauterivian132.6 - 125.77Switzerland Trigonia longa (2198)
Hauterivian132.6 - 125.77Ukraine (Crimea) R. longa (124751)
Hauterivian132.6 - 125.77Chile (Coquimbo) R. agrieoensis, R. kauffmani, R. longa (222008)
Early/Lower Barremian125.77 - 121.4Chile (Copiapó) R. undulatostriata (223419)
Barremian - Aptian125.77 - 113.2Albania R. longa (67437)
Early/Lower Aptian121.4 - 119.57Switzerland Trigonia longa (2175)
Aptian121.4 - 113.2Chile (Huasco) R. undulatostriata (223579)
Aptian121.4 - 113.2Mexico (Sonora) R. weaveri (82140)
Albian113.2 - 100.5Japan (Kumamoto) R. sanchuensis (40469)
Albian113.2 - 100.5United Kingdom (England) R. eccentrica (51675)
Late/Upper Albian106.3 - 100.5United Kingdom (England) R. eccentrica (6280)
Late/Upper Albian - Early/Lower Cenomanian106.3 - 93.9USA (California) Trigonia jacksonensis (83775)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9USA (California) R. jacksonensis (220386)
Middle Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Mozambique R. peregrina (174799)
Middle Cenomanian - Late/Upper Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Jordan R. sp. (66800)