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Trigonarca angolensis

Bivalvia - Arcida - Glycymerididae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1929Trigonarca angolensis Rennie
1933Trigonarca angolensis Riedel p. 45 figs. Pl 32, figs 11-15
1955Trigonarca angolensis Reyment p. 130 figs. Pl 1, figs 7,8
1957Trigonarca angolensis Dartevelle and Freneix p. 30 figs. Pl 2, fig 10

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
RankNameAuthor
infraclassPteriomorphia(Beurlen 1944)
OstreomorphiFerussac 1822
ArcioniGray 1854
orderArcida(Stoliczka 1871)
superfamilyArcoidea(Lamarck 1809)
familyGlycymerididaeNewton 1922
subfamilyArcullaeinaeNewell 1969
genusTrigonarcaConrad 1862
speciesangolensisRennie 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.

Trigonarca angolensis Rennie 1929
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Diagnosis
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Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Adult length: 10 to < 100f
Adult width: 10 to < 100f
Adult height: 10 to < 100f
Thickness: thickf
Folds: nonef
Ribbing: majorf
Spines: nonef
Internal reinforcement: nonef
Ontogeny: accretionf
Environment: coastal, inner shelf, outer shelf, oceanicf
Locomotion: facultatively mobilef
Life habit: semi-infaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2008-11-18 16:50:20
Modified: 2009-08-18 19:29:29
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Mikkelsen and Bieler 2008

Age range: base of the Turonian to the top of the Danian or 93.90000 to 61.66000 Ma

Collections (12 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Turonian93.9 - 89.8Cameroon Trigonarca angolensis (209675)
Turonian - Coniacian93.9 - 85.7Cameroon Trigonarca angolensis (209660)
Coniacian89.8 - 85.7Nigeria (Enugu) Trigonarca angolensis (90241)
Coniacian89.8 - 85.7Cameroon Trigonarca angolensis (177976 209647 209666 209667)
Middle Santonian - Late/Upper Santonian85.7 - 83.6Congo-Brazzaville Trigonarca angolensis (191893)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Nigeria Trigonarca angolensis (1329 1361)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Algeria Trigonarca angolensis (1344)
Danian66.0 - 61.66Argentina (Mendoza) Trigonarca angolensis (236248)