Myophoria

Japanese: Myophoria
Myophoria

...A strong dorsal ridge usually runs from the apex to the posterior ventral edge, and the anterior part (disk) and posterior part (area) have different sculptures in contrast. This family is thought to have derived from the Myophoria genus, which flourished in the Permian and Triassic periods, and many species are known from shallow marine deposits around the world, except for the polar regions, from the late Triassic to the end of the Cretaceous, and about 100 species have been described from triangular shell sandstone layers in various parts of Japan. Many species survive for a relatively long time, but because of their flashy and varied morphology, this is a useful taxonomic group for comparing within regions, estimating Mesozoic biogeographical regions and paleoenvironments, and considering the functional meaning of surface sculpture. ...

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Myophoria" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…通常は殻頂から後腹縁にかけて強い背稜が走り,その前方の部分(ディスク)と後方の部分(エリア)で対照的に彫刻を異にする。本科は二畳紀,三畳紀に栄えたミオフォリアMyophoria類から多元的に由来したと考えられ,三畳紀後半から白亜紀末まで,極地方を除く世界各地の浅海堆積物に多くの種が知られ,日本でも各地の三角貝砂岩層から約100種が記載されている。種の生存期間はやや長いものが多いが,形態が派手で変化に富むため,地域内での対比や中生代の生物地理区・古環境の推定,表面彫刻の機能的意味を考察するうえに有効な分類群である。…

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