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Ectenodesma

Bivalvia - Ostreida - Pterineidae

Taxonomy
Ectenodesma was named by Hall (1883) [Sepkoski's age data: D l D u]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Pterineidae by Vokes (1980); and to Pterioida by Sepkoski (2002).

Species lacking formal opinion data
Entered
by J. Sepkoski on 2003-01-23; modified by M. Kosnik on 2013-04-30

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1883Ectenodesma Hall
1980Ectenodesma Vokes p. 35
2002Ectenodesma Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classBivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassPteriomorphia(Beurlen 1944)
orderOstreida(Fërussac 1822)
suborderMalleidinaGray 1854
familyPterineidae
genusEctenodesmaHall 1883

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. †Ectenodesma Hall 1883
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available