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Avicula arcuata

Bivalvia - Aviculidae

Taxonomy
Avicula arcuata was named by Münster (1841). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is St. Cassian (Munster coll), which is in a Julian carbonate limestone in the Cassian Formation of Italy. It is the type species of Arcavicula.

It was recombined as Arcavicula arcuata by Münster (1835).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1835Arcavicula arcuata Münster
1841Avicula arcuata Münster p. 77 figs. Pl 7, fig 13
1865Avicula arcuata Laube p. 49 figs. Pl 16, fig 8

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

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 arcuata Münster 1841
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Diagnosis
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