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Qiyangia loxos

Bivalvia - Unionida - Unionidae

Taxonomy
Qiyangia loxos was named by Chen and Xu (1980). Its type specimen is NIGPAS 47603 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Guanyintan, Qiyang (Guanyintan Formation), which is in a Jurassic fluvial-lacustrine horizon in the Guanyintan Formation of China. It is the type species of Qiyangia.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1980Qiyangia loxos Chen and Xu

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
RankNameAuthor
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
UniomorphiGray 1854
UnioniGray 1854
UnionataGray 1854
orderUnionida(Stoliczka 1871)
suborderUnionidinaGray 1854
superfamilyUnionoidea(Fleming 1828)
familyUnionidaeRafinesque 1820
genusQiyangiaChen and Xu 1980
speciesloxosChen and Xu 1980

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.

Qiyangia loxos Chen and Xu 1980
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