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Brachidontes (Brachidontes) lawsoni

Bivalvia - Mytilida - Mytilidae

Taxonomy
Modiolus lawsoni was named by Nelson (1925). Its type specimen is UC 30651, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Brachidontes lawsoni by Compton (1944) and Smith (1975); it was recombined as Brachidontes (Brachidontes) lawsoni by Moore (1983).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1925Modiolus lawsoni Nelson p. 408 figs. pl. 50, figs. 3, 4
1944Brachidontes lawsoni Compton p. 467
1975Brachidontes lawsoni Smith p. 470
1983Brachidontes (Brachidontes) lawsoni Moore p. A68 figs. Plate 17, figure 5

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
RankNameAuthor
infraclassPteriomorphia(Beurlen 1944)
MytilomorphiFerussac 1822
orderMytilida(Rafinesque 1815)
superfamilyMytiloideaRafinesque 1815
familyMytilidaeRafinesque 1815
subfamilyMytilinaeRafinesque 1815
genusBrachidontesSwainson 1840
subgenusBrachidontesSwainson 1840
specieslawsoni()

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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