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Cleidothaerus adelaidensis

Bivalvia - Thraciida - Cleidothaeridae

Taxonomy
Cleidothaerus adelaidensis was named by Cotton (1947) [DISTRIBUTION: Cenozoic; Australia.]. It is not a trace fossil.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
C. maorianus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1947Cleidothaerus adelaidensis Cotton p. 664 figs. pl. 20, figs. 23-24
1970Cleidothaerus adelaidensis Darragh p. 129

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
—Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
RankNameAuthor
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
—CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
—CardioniFerussac 1822
—CardiidiaFerussac 1822
—PoromyataRidewood 1903
orderThraciida
superfamilyThracioideaStoliczka 1870
familyCleidothaeridaeHedley 1918
genusCleidothaerusStutchbury 1830
speciesadelaidensisCotton 1947

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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