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Oxytomoidea

Bivalvia - Ostreida - Pterineidae

Taxonomy
Oxytomoidea was named by Pojeta et al. (1986). Its type is Oxytomoidea elegans.

It was assigned to Pterineidae by Pojeta et al. (1986).

Subtaxa
O. elegans (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1986Oxytomoidea Pojeta et al. p. 97

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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
OstreataFerussac 1822
superorderOstreiformiiFerussac 1822
orderOstreida(Fërussac 1822)
suborderMalleidinaGray 1854
familyPterineidae
genusOxytomoidea

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. †Oxytomoidea Pojeta et al. 1986
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Oxytomoidea elegans Pojeta et al. 1986
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
J., Jr. Pojeta et al. 1986Prosocline pterineids having flat right valve; ornament of right valve multicostellate, left valve paucicostellate.