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Saxolucina sharmani

Bivalvia - Lucinida - Lucinidae

Taxonomy
Phacoides sharmani was named by Wilckens (1911) [DISTRIBUTION: Eocene; Seymour Island, Antarctica.]. It is not a trace fossil.

It was recombined as Saxolucina sharmani by Zinsmeister (1984) and Stilwell and Zinsmeister (1992).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
S. proxima, S. lamyi

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1911Phacoides sharmani Wilckens p. 12 figs. pl. 1, fig. 11
1984Saxolucina sharmani Zinsmeister p. 1513
1992Saxolucina sharmani Stilwell and Zinsmeister p. 64

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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
—LucinidiaGray 1854
orderLucinida(Stoliczka 1871)
superfamilyLucinoideaFleming 1828
familyLucinidaeFleming 1828
subfamilyLucininaeFleming 1828
genusSaxolucina()
speciessharmani(Wilckens 1911)

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.

†Saxolucina sharmani Wilckens 1911
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Diagnosis
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