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Leptodesma spinigerum

Bivalvia - Ostreida - Pterineidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1842Avicula spinigera Conrad p. 237 figs. pl. 12, fig. 3
1877Pteronites spinigerus Miller p. 202
1962Leptodesma spinigerum McAlester pp. 33 - 35 figs. Plate 8, figures 11, 12; plate 9, figures 1-22; plate 10, figures 1-27; plate 11, figures 1-21

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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
genusLeptodesmaHall 1883
speciesspinigerum()

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.

Leptodesma spinigerum Conrad 1842
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