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Mytilarca (Plethomytilus) oviformis

Bivalvia - Myalinida - Ambonychiidae

Taxonomy
Inoceramus oviformis was named by Conrad (1842).

It was recombined as Mytilarca oviformis by Hall (1870); it was recombined as Plethomytilus oviformis by Hall (1883); it was recombined as Mytilarca (Plethomytilus) oviformis by Walcott (1884).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1842Inoceramus oviformis Conrad p. 246 figs. pi. xiii, fig. 7
1870Mytilarca oviformis Hall p. 21
1883Plethomytilus oviformis Hall p. 11 figs. pi. xxxi, figs. 1-8
1884Mytilarca (Plethomytilus) oviformis Walcott p. 169 figs. Plate v, fig. 11

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
RankNameAuthor
infraclassPteriomorphia(Beurlen 1944)
OstreomorphiFerussac 1822
OstreioniFerussac 1822
MyalinataPaul 1939
orderMyalinidaPaul 1939
superfamilyAmbonychioidea(Miller 1877)
familyAmbonychiidaeMiller 1877
genusMytilarca
subgenusPlethomytilus
speciesoviformis(Conrad 1842)

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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