''Myophoria'' is an
extinct
Extinction is the termination of a kind of organism or of a group of kinds (taxon), usually a species. The moment of extinction is generally considered to be the death of the last individual of the species, although the capacity to breed and ...
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...
of
bivalve
Bivalvia (), in previous centuries referred to as the Lamellibranchiata and Pelecypoda, is a class of marine and freshwater molluscs that have laterally compressed bodies enclosed by a shell consisting of two hinged parts. As a group, bival ...
mollusk
Mollusca is the second-largest phylum of invertebrate animals after the Arthropoda, the members of which are known as molluscs or mollusks (). Around 85,000 extant species of molluscs are recognized. The number of fossil species is e ...
from Europe belonging to the family
Myophoriidae. Fossils are mainly found in Triassic rocks (251 to 200 mya).
Description
The shells of the species in this genus are triangular, with prominent ribs radiating from the apex and fine growth lines.
Species
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Myophoria adornata''
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Myophoria beringiana''
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Myophoria brockensis''
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Myophoria cairnesi''
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Myophoria chenopus''
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Myophoria decussata''
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Myophoria ebbae
''Myophoria'' is an extinct genus of bivalve mollusc, mollusk from Europe belonging to the family Myophoriidae. Fossils are mainly found in Triassic rocks (251 to 200 mya).
Description
The shells of the species in this genus are triangular, with ...
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Myophoria gaytani''
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Myophoria harpa''
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Myophoria humboldtensis''
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Myophoria kuuoruensis''
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Myophoria lineata''
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Myophoria ornata''
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Myophoria proharpa''
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Myophoria reziae''
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Myophoria staggi''
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Myophoria transversa''
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Myophoria zeballos''
References
Paleobiology DatabaseEncyclopædia BritannicaSepkoski's Online Genus Database
Prehistoric bivalve genera
Trigoniida
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