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Myophorella (Myophorella) araucana

Bivalvia - Trigoniida - Myophorellidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1942Trigonia (Clavitrigonia) araucana Leanza p. 162 figs. Pl 6, figs 4-6
2008Myophorella (Myophorella) araucana Pérez et al. p. 82 figs. Pl 11, figs 1,4,5,8; pl 12, figs 2-7,9,11,12; pl 13, figs 1,7

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
RankNameAuthor
UniomorphiGray 1854
UnioniGray 1854
UnionataGray 1854
orderTrigoniida(Dall 1889)
superfamilyMyophorelloidea(Kobayashi 1954)
MyophorelloidaeKobayashi 1954
familyMyophorellidaeKobayashi 1954
subfamilyMyophorellinaeKobayashi 1954
genusMyophorellaBayle 1878
subgenusMyophorellaBayle 1878
speciesaraucana(Leanza 1942)

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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
valve height326.223.030.026.03.51

Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: facultatively mobileo
Life habit: infaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2004-02-28 12:34:20
Modified: 2004-02-28 14:34:20
Source: o = order, c = class
Reference: Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Margaritatus to the top of the Toarcian or 192.90000 to 174.70000 Ma

Collections (22 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Pliensbachian - Late/Upper Pliensbachian192.9 - 184.2Argentina (Neuquen) Myophorella araucana (10701)
Late/Upper Pliensbachian192.9 - 184.2Chile Myophorella araucana (33656 33657 33658 33659 33661 33662 33881 33882 33883 33887 33888 33890 35433 35434 35435)
Margaritatus192.9 - 184.2Chile Myophorella araucana (95068)
Pliensbachian192.9 - 184.2Argentina (San Juan) Myophorella araucana (33698 33701)
Pliensbachian192.9 - 184.2Chile Myophorella araucana (7430)
Pliensbachian - Aalenian192.9 - 170.9Peru (Junín) Myophorella araucana (202438)
Toarcian184.2 - 174.7Argentina (San Juan) Myophorella araucana (33702)