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Donax haughtoni

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Donacidae

Taxonomy
Donax haughtoni was named by Carrington and Kensley (1969). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Swartlintjiesrivier Loc 2, which is in a Pliocene foreshore sandstone/siltstone in South Africa.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1969Donax haughtoni Carrington and Kensley p. 213 figs. figs. 6-9

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
RankNameAuthor
CardioniFerussac 1822
CardiidiaFerussac 1822
CardiataFerussac 1822
superorderCardiiformiiFerussac 1822
orderCardiidaFerussac 1822
suborderCardiidinaFerussac 1822
CardioideiFerussac 1822
superfamilyTellinoidea(Blainville 1814)
familyDonacidaeFleming 1828
genusDonax
specieshaughtoni

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.

Donax haughtoni Carrington and Kensley 1969
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Diagnosis
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