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Alencasterites mooretownensis

Bivalvia - Hippuritida - Radiolitidae

Taxonomy
Biradiolites mooretownensis was named by Trechmann (1924). Its type specimen is NHMUK PI L 63216 and is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Distefanella mooretownensis by Chubb (1971); it was recombined as Alencasterites mooretownensis by Pons et al. (2016).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1924Biradiolites mooretownensis Trechmann p. 404 figs. pl. 25 fig. 8
1971Distefanella mooretownensis Chubb p. 186 figs. pl. 35 fig. 5
2016Alencasterites mooretownensis Pons et al. pp. 225 - 227 figs. 10.1–10.8, 11.1–11.9

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
RankNameAuthor
CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
CardioniFerussac 1822
CardiidiaFerussac 1822
CardiataFerussac 1822
superorderCardiiformiiFerussac 1822
orderHippuritida()
suborderRadiolitidina
superfamilyRadiolitoideaGray 1848
familyRadiolitidaeGray 1848
genusAlencasterites
speciesmooretownensis(Trechmann 1924)

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.

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Diagnosis
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