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Cyclopecten zalaya

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Propeamussiidae

Taxonomy
Cyclopecten zalaya was named by Waller (2011). Its type specimen is USNM 540939, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is TU 1227A, Arroyo Zalaya, which is in a Zanclean offshore siliciclastic in the Gurabo Formation of the Dominican Republic.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2011Cyclopecten zalaya Waller p. 23 figs. pl. 1, figs. 9-12

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
—Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassPteriomorphia(Beurlen 1944)
RankNameAuthor
—OstreomorphiFerussac 1822
—OstreioniFerussac 1822
—OstreataFerussac 1822
superorderOstreiformiiFerussac 1822
orderPectinida(Gray 1854)
suborderEntoliidina
superfamilyEntolioideaTeppner 1922
familyPropeamussiidaeAbbott 1954
genusCyclopectenVerrill 1897
specieszalaya

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.

†Cyclopecten zalaya Waller 2011
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available