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Pycnodonte (Pycnodonte)

Bivalvia - Ostreida - Gryphaeidae

Taxonomy
Pycnodonte (Pycnodonte) was named by Fischer von Waldheim (1835) [DISTRIBUTION: Cretaceous-Recent; Cosmopolitan.]. It is extant. Its type is Pycnodonte radiata.

It was assigned to Pycnodonte by Fischer von Waldheim (1835), Woodring (1982), Moore (1987).

Entered
by A. Hendy on 2007-02-11; modified by A. Hendy on 2025-06-26

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1835Pycnodonte (Pycnodonte) Fischer von Waldheim
1982Pycnodonte (Pycnodonte) Woodring p. 606
1987Pycnodonte (Pycnodonte) Moore p. C18

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
RankNameAuthor
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassPteriomorphia(Beurlen 1944)
orderOstreida(Fërussac 1822)
superfamilyOstreoidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyGryphaeidaeVialov 1936
subfamilyPycnodonteinaeStenzel 1959
genusPycnodonte(Fischer von Waldheim 1835)
subgenusPycnodonteFischer von Waldheim 1835

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.

Subg. Pycnodonte (Pycnodonte) Fischer von Waldheim 1835
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Pycnodonte (Pycnodonte) radiata Fischer de Waldheim 1835
Pycnodonte (Pycnodonte) ynezana Loel and Corey 1932
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available