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Macrodon solitarius

Bivalvia - Arcida - Parallelodontidae

Taxonomy
Macrodon solitarius was named by Bittner (1901). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Hajmáskér, which is in an Illyrian carbonate limestone in the Vászoly Formation of Hungary.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1901Macrodon solitarius Bittner
1927Macrodon solitarius Ogilvie Gordon

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
RankNameAuthor
infraclassPteriomorphia(Beurlen 1944)
OstreomorphiFerussac 1822
ArcioniGray 1854
orderArcida(Stoliczka 1871)
superfamilyArcoidea(Lamarck 1809)
familyParallelodontidaeDall 1898
subfamilyParallelodontinaeDall 1898
genusMacrodon
speciessolitarius

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.

Macrodon solitarius Bittner 1901
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Diagnosis
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