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Ptychoplasma

Bivalvia

Taxonomy
Ptychoplasma was named by Fenton and Fenton (1937). It is considered to be a form taxon.

It was assigned to Bivalvia by Cónsole-Gonella et al. (2017).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1937Ptychoplasma Fenton and Fenton
2017Ptychoplasma Cónsole-Gonella et al. p. 336

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
RankNameAuthor
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
genusPtychoplasmaFenton and Fenton 1937

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.

G. †Ptychoplasma Fenton and Fenton 1937
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available