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Gervillaria (Baryvellia) ponderosa

Bivalvia - Ostreida - Bakevelliidae

Taxonomy
Gervillaria (Baryvellia) ponderosa was named by Waller and Stanley (2005). Its type specimen is USNM 526437 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is E2, South Canyon, New Pass Range, Nevada, which is in a Longobardian shallow subtidal limestone in Nevada. It is the type species of Gervillaria (Baryvellia).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2005Gervillaria (Baryvellia) ponderosa Waller and Stanley pp. 25 - 29 figs. Figures 8.4-8.9, 9.1-9.4

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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
familyBakevelliidae
genusGervillariaCox 1951
subgenusBaryvellia
speciesponderosa

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.

†Gervillaria (Baryvellia) ponderosa Waller and Stanley 2005
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Diagnosis
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