On the Steinmanellidae (Bivalvia: Myophorelloidea); their palaeo-biogeography, evolution and classification

• Published in: Neues Jahrbuch für Geologie und Paläontologie - Abhandlungen
• Main Authors: Cooper, Michael R., Leanza, Hector Armando
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: E Schweizerbartsche Verlags
• Subjects: Bivalvia; Trigonia; Myophorelloidea; Steinmanellidae; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.5; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1; Antarctic; Argentino; Argentina; Hector; Antarc*
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11336/47615

The trigoniid group "Pseudo-Quadratae" was introduced for Cretaceous descendents of Myophorellidae with a convergent resemblance to Tethyan Quadratotrigoniinae (= Quadratae). Subsequently it was made the basis of the subfamily Steinmanellinae, which herein is elevated to family rank. The e...