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Myophorella

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Myophorella
Temporal range: Jurassic–Cretaceous
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Trigoniida
Family: Trigoniidae
Subfamily: Myophorellinae
Genus: Myophorella
Bayle, 1878

Myophorella is a genus of fossil saltwater clams, marine bivalve mollusks in the family Trigoniidae. These bivalves are sometimes preserved with mineralized soft tissue.[1]

References

  1. ^ Philip R. Wilby & Martin A. Whyte (2009). "Phosphatized soft tissues in bivalves from the Portland Roach of Dorset (Upper Jurassic)". Geological Magazine. 132 (1): 117–120. doi:10.1017/S001675680001147X.