Laevitrigonia is a genus of fossil clams, marine bivalve mollusks in the family Trigoniidae. This bivalve is sometimes preserved with mineralized soft-tissue.[1]
Laevitrigonia | |
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An internal mold of Laevitrigonia gibbosa from the Portland Limestone (Upper Jurassic), Isle of Portland, Dorset, England, scale bar is 1 cm | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Bivalvia |
Order: | Trigoniida |
Family: | Trigoniidae |
Subfamily: | †Laevitrigoniinae |
Genus: | †Laevitrigonia |
References
edit- ^ Wilby, P. R.; Whyte, M. A. (1995). "Phosphatized soft tissues in bivalves from the Portland Roach of Dorset (Upper Jurassic)". Geological Magazine. 132: 117. doi:10.1017/S001675680001147X.