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Brachidontes (Brachidontes) cooperi

Bivalvia - Mytilida - Mytilidae

Taxonomy
Brachidontes (Brachidontes) cooperi was named by Moore (1983). Its type specimen is CAS 613 and is a 3D body fossil.

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1894Mytilus dichotomus Cooper p. 49 figs. PL V, Fig. 64
1938Mytilus dichotomus Turner p. 45
1983Brachidontes (Brachidontes) cooperi Moore p. A67 figs. Plate 18, figure 8

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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
speciescooperi

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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Invalid names: Mytilus dichotomus Cooper 1894 [replaced]
Diagnosis
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