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Pseudoheligmus nigeriensis

Bivalvia - Ostreida - Malleidae

Taxonomy
Vulsella nigeriensis was named by Newton (1905). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Kalfu-Tamaskie, which is in a Paleocene marine horizon in Niger.

It was recombined as Pseudoheligmus nigeriensis by Douvillé (1920).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1905Vulsella nigeriensis Newton p. 85 figs. Pl 5, figs 4,5
1920Pseudoheligmus nigeriensis Douvillé p. 155 figs. Pl 3, figs 5-7; pl 10

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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
familyMalleidaeLamarck 1819
genusPseudoheligmus
speciesnigeriensis()

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.

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Diagnosis
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