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Trigoniida
Description | Trigoniida is an order of medium-sized saltwater clams, marine bivalve molluscs. Within the fossil record the occurrence of this order is widespread, ranging from the Devonian Period to Recent. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trigoniida, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Rank | order | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Trigoniida | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Scientific Name | Trigoniida | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opinions (PBDB) |
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Status (PBDB) | extant | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 978 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Extant Size (PBDB) | 11 (1.1%) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 479 - 470 Ma Early/Lower Ordovician | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Motility | facultatively mobile | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vision | blind (based on Bivalvia) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Diet | suspension feeder | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taphonomy | aragonite (based on Bivalvia) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Primary Reference (PBDB) | J. G. Carter, C. R. Altaba L. C. Anderson, R. Araujo, A. S. Biakov, A. E. Bogan, D. C. Campbell, M. Campbell, J. H. Chen, J. C. W. Cope, G. Delvene, H. H. Dijkstra, Z. J. Fang, R. N. Gardner, V. A. Gavrilova, I. A. Goncharova, P. J. Harries, J. H. Hartman, M. Hautmann, et al. 2011. A Synoptical Classification of the Bivalvia (Mollusca). University of Kansas Paleontological Institute Paleontological Contributions 4:1-47 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trigoniida |
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Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Myophorellina ✝ suborder | listed (PBDB) | ||||
Trigoniina suborder | listed (PBDB) | 9 | 251 Ma Early/Lower Triassic | 0 Ma Extant | |
Beichuanioidea ✝ superfamily | listed (PBDB) | ||||
Lyrodesmatacea ✝ superfamily | listed (PBDB) | ||||
Megatrigonioidea ✝ superfamily | listed (PBDB) | ||||
Myophorelloidea ✝ superfamily | listed (PBDB) | 1,712 | 222 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | 70.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
Pseudocardinioidea ✝ superfamily | listed (PBDB) | 5 | 237 Ma Middle Triassic | 166 Ma Middle Jurassic | |
Trigonioidea superfamily | listed (PBDB) | 3,723 | 478 Ma Early/Lower Ordovician | 0 Ma Extant | |
Trigonioidoidea superfamily | listed (PBDB) | 55 | 164 Ma Middle Jurassic | 0 Ma Extant | |
Trigonodoidea ✝ superfamily | listed (PBDB) | 661 | 479 Ma Early/Lower Ordovician | 156 Ma Jurassic | |
Buchotrigoniidae ✝ family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 129 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | 129 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | |
Desertellidae ✝ family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
Eoschizodidae ✝ family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 86 | 433 Ma Silurian | 365 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | |
Erugoniidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Groeberellidae ✝ family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 14 | 199 Ma Early Jurassic | 176 Ma Early Jurassic | |
Iotrigoniidae ✝ family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
Laevitrigoniidae ✝ family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 100 | 222 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | 70.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
Megatrigoniidae ✝ family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 786 | 166 Ma Middle Jurassic | 70.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
Myophorellidae ✝ family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 767 | 201 Ma Early Jurassic | 83.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
Myophoriidae ✝ family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1,342 | 478 Ma Early/Lower Ordovician | 190 Ma Early Jurassic | |
Nakamuranaiadidae ✝ family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 7 | 164 Ma Middle Jurassic | 125 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | |
Nippononaiidae ✝ family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 145 Ma Late Jurassic | 145 Ma Late Jurassic | |
Plicatounionidae ✝ family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
Prosogyrotrigoniidae ✝ family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 17 | 242 Ma Middle Triassic | 197 Ma Early Jurassic | |
Pseudocardiniidae ✝ family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 5 | 237 Ma Middle Triassic | 166 Ma Middle Jurassic | |
Pseudohyriidae family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 3 | 145 Ma Late Jurassic | 0 Ma Extant | |
Pterotrigoniidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Rutitrigoniidae ✝ family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
Scaphellinidae ✝ family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 16 | 290 Ma Permian | 260 Ma Permian | |
Schizodidae ✝ family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 709 | 431 Ma Silurian | 209 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | |
Steinmanellidae ✝ family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 58 | 125 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | 72.1 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
Trigoniidae family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1,523 | 303 Ma Carboniferous | 0 Ma Extant | |
Trigonioididae ✝ family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 43 | 164 Ma Middle Jurassic | 101 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
Trigonodidae ✝ family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 661 | 479 Ma Early/Lower Ordovician | 156 Ma Jurassic | |
Utschamiellidae ✝ family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
Actinotrigonia ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
Andivaugonia ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
Anopisthodon ✝ genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
Antutrigonia ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
Arabitrigonia ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
Aulacopleurum ✝ genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
Callitrigonia ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
Climacotrigonia ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
Columbitrigonia ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
Dampietrigonia ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
Dolabra ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 8 | 411 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | 269 Ma Permian | |
Eselaevitrigonia ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 10 | 125 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | 70.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
Flattopia ✝ genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
Gobiella ✝ genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
Hefteria ✝ genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 411 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | 411 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | |
Heslingtonia ✝ genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
Korobkovitrigonia ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 6 | 99.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 93.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
Kupenga ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
Leptotrigonia ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
Litotrigonia ✝ genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
Litschkovitrigonia ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 8 | 140 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | 129 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | |
Transitrigonia ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
Malagasitrigonia ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
Mediterraneotrigonia ✝ genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
Mesotrigonia ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
Nakanotrigonia ✝ genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
Neuquenitrigonia ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
Paranditrigonia ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
Procostatoria ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
Promyophorella ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
Quoiecchia ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 129 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | 129 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | |
Rhenania ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
Yeharella ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
Silurozodus ✝ genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
Skwarkoella ✝ genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 72.1 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 72.1 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
Toechomya ✝ genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 3 | 411 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | 393 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | |
Virgotrigonia ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
Zaletrigonia ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
Zulutrigonia ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1889 | Trigonioida Dall |
1965 | Trigonioida Newell p. 18 |
1980 | Trigonioida Vokes p. 69 |
2002 | Trigonioida Giribet and Wheeler |
2002 | Trigonioida Sepkoski, Jr. |
2006 | Trigonioida Bieler and Mikkelsen p. 230 |
2008 | Trigonioida Scholz et al. |
2010 | Trigoniida Bouchet et al. |
2011 | Trigoniida Carter et al. p. 11 |
References
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!
Unnamed fossil locality, Lipis District, Pahang, Malaysia