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Byssonychia intermedius

Bivalvia - Myalinida - Ambonychiidae

Taxonomy
Ambonychia intermedia was named by Meek and Worthen (1868).

It was recombined as Byssonychia intermedia by Ulrich (1894); it was recombined as Byssonychia intermedius by Wilson (1949).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
B. bowmani, B. carinata, B. elroyi, B. tenuis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1868Ambonychia intermedia Meek and Worthen p. 306 figs. pl. 2, fig. 5a, b. and Worthen, Geol. Surv. Illinois, 3, 1868, p. 306, pl. 2, fig. 5a, b
1894Byssonychia intermedia Ulrich p. 499 figs. pl. 35, figs. 23–26
1949Byssonychia intermedius Wilson

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
—Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
RankNameAuthor
infraclassPteriomorphia(Beurlen 1944)
—OstreomorphiFerussac 1822
—OstreioniFerussac 1822
—MyalinataPaul 1939
orderMyalinidaPaul 1939
superfamilyAmbonychioidea(Miller 1877)
familyAmbonychiidaeMiller 1877
genusByssonychiaHall 1847
speciesintermedius(Meek and Worthen 1868)

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.

†Byssonychia intermedius Meek and Worthen 1868
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Diagnosis
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