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Margaritifera (Palaeomargaritifera) guangyuanensis

Bivalvia - Ostreida - Pteriidae

Taxonomy
Margaritifera (Palaeomargaritifera) guangyuanensis was named by Ma (1984). Its type specimen is NIGPAS 25378 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Nanshan, Guangyuan, which is in a Jurassic marine horizon in China. It is the type species of Margaritifera (Palaeomargaritifera).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
M. otatumei

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1984Margaritifera (Palaeomargaritifera) guangyuanensis Ma

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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
orderOstreida(Fërussac 1822)
suborderMalleidinaGray 1854
superfamilyPterioideaGray 1847
familyPteriidaeGray 1847
genusMargaritiferaRšding 1798
subgenusPalaeomargaritiferaMa 1984
speciesguangyuanensisMa 1984

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.

Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available