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Tucetona convexus

Bivalvia - Arcida - Glycymerididae

Taxonomy
Pectunculus convexus was named by Tate (1886) [TYPE LOCALITY: Upper beds, Muddy Creek, Australia].

It was recombined as Tucetona convexus by Darragh (1970).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Glycymeris nodosa, T. oculata

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1886Pectunculus convexus Tate p. 138 figs. pl. 11, fig. 7 a-b
1970Tucetona convexus Darragh p. 133

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
—Eubivalvia
RankNameAuthor
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassPteriomorphia(Beurlen 1944)
—OstreomorphiFerussac 1822
—ArcioniGray 1854
orderArcida(Stoliczka 1871)
superfamilyArcoidea(Lamarck 1809)
familyGlycymerididaeNewton 1922
genusTucetonaIredale 1939
speciesconvexus()

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.

†Tucetona convexus Tate 1886
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available