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Pliocardia guthrieorum

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Vesicomyidae

Taxonomy
Pliocardia guthrieorum was named by Kiel et al. (2023). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Canyon River gravel bar, which is in an Oligocene marine limestone in the Lincoln Creek Formation of Washington.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2023Pliocardia guthrieorum Kiel et al. p. 304 figs. Fig. 6

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
CardioniFerussac 1822
RankNameAuthor
CardiidiaFerussac 1822
CardiataFerussac 1822
superorderCardiiformiiFerussac 1822
orderCardiidaFerussac 1822
suborderCardiidinaFerussac 1822
Veneroidei(Gray 1854)
VeneroiteiGray 1854
superfamilyGlossoidea(Gray 1847)
familyVesicomyidaeDall 1908
subfamilyPliocardiinaeWoodring 1925
genusPliocardiaWoodring 1925
speciesguthrieorum

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.

Pliocardia guthrieorum Kiel et al. 2023
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
S. Kiel et al. 2023Shell oval to elongate-oval, moderately inflated,
reaching nearly 50 mm in length; blunt, submarginal posterior ridge; umbones prominent, elevated, prosogyrate; lunular incision very elongate, often indistinct; ligament short.