3D model of a representative Palaeoheterodont bivalve

Virtual Collection: Subclass Palaeoheterodonta

This virtual collection was last curated by Jonathan Hendricks on April 18, 2019. Creative Commons License Each model is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License. Unless otherwise indicated, each model was created by Emily Hauf using specimens at the Paleontological Research Institution, Ithaca, New York.

Order Trigoniida


Family Laevitrigoniidae

Fossil specimen of the bivalve Laevitrigonia ecplecta from the Cretaceous Lopez de Bertodano Formation of Antarctica. Specimen is from the collections of the Paleontological Research Institution, Ithaca, New York. Length of specimen is approximately 4.5 cm.


Family Trigoniidae

Fossil specimen of the bivalve Trigonia costata from the Jurassic of Germany. Specimen is from the collections of the Paleontological Research Institution, Ithaca, New York. Longest dimension of specimen is approximately 8 cm.