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Avicula mucronata

Bivalvia - Aviculidae

Taxonomy
Avicula mucronata was named by Gabb (1864). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Genesee Valley, near Gifford's (Robinson's) ranch, which is in a Sevatian carbonate limestone in the Brock Shale Formation of California.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1864Avicula mucronata Gabb p. 30 figs. Pl 5, fig 27
1927Avicula mucronata Smith p. 111 figs. Pl 104, fig 1

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
familyAviculidaed'Orbigny 1843
genusAviculaBruguière 1791
speciesmucronata

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.

†Avicula mucronata Gabb 1864
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available