Laevitrigonia
| 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  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Order: | Trigoniida |
| Family: | Trigoniidae |
| Subfamily: | †Laevitrigoniinae |
| Genus: | †Laevitrigonia |
Laevitrigonia is a genus of fossil clams, marine bivalve mollusks in the family Trigoniidae. This bivalve is sometimes preserved with mineralized soft-tissue.[1]
References
- ↑ 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.
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