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Sphenia angusta

Bivalvia - Pholadida - Myidae

Taxonomy
Sphenia angusta was named by Deshayes (1857) [DISTRIBUTION: Paleogene; Europe.]. It is not a trace fossil.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
S. antillensis, S. globula

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1857Sphenia angusta Deshayes pp. 200-201 figs. pl. 11, figs. 8-11
1995Sphenia angusta Le Renard and Pacaud p. 68

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
—Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
RankNameAuthor
—CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
—CardioniFerussac 1822
—CardiidiaFerussac 1822
—CardiataFerussac 1822
superorderPholadiformiiGray 1854
orderPholadidaGray 1854
superfamilyMyoidea(Lamarck 1809)
familyMyidaeLamarck 1809
genusSpheniaTurton 1822
speciesangusta

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.

†Sphenia angusta Deshayes 1857
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available