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Australomya hillae

Bivalvia - Pholadomyida - Megadesmidae

Discussion

Myonia suclata Runnegar pl. 7 f. 10, but not pl. 7 f. 1-6, 11-14

Taxonomy
Australomya hillae was named by Runnegar (1969). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is UQ L3157, Wasp Head, which is in a Sakmarian shoreface sandstone in the Wasp Head Formation of Australia. It is the type species of Australomya.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1969Australomya hillae Runnegar pp. 287 - 288 figs. pl. 7-8, 10-12; pl. 20 f. 12; f. 53Aa

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
—Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
RankNameAuthor
—CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
—CardioniFerussac 1822
—CardiidiaFerussac 1822
—PoromyataRidewood 1903
orderPholadomyida()
superfamilyEdmondioidea()
familyMegadesmidaeVokes 1967
subfamilyMegadesminaeVokes 1967
genusAustralomya
specieshillae

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.

†Australomya hillae Runnegar 1969
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Diagnosis
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