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Denticelox tortuosa

Bivalvia - Ostreida - Pterineidae

Taxonomy
Palaearca tortuosa was named by Tate (1896). It is not a trace fossil. It is the type species of Denticelox.

It was recombined as Denticelox tortuosa by Pojeta and Gilbert-Tomlinson (1977).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1896Palaearca tortuosa Tate p. 109 figs. pl. 3 f. 31
1977Denticelox tortuosa Pojeta and Gilbert-Tomlinson pp. 25-26 figs. pl. 21 f. 8; pl. 22 f. 1-6

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
—Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
RankNameAuthor
infraclassPteriomorphia(Beurlen 1944)
—OstreomorphiFerussac 1822
—OstreioniFerussac 1822
—OstreataFerussac 1822
superorderOstreiformiiFerussac 1822
orderOstreida(Fërussac 1822)
suborderMalleidinaGray 1854
familyPterineidae
genusDenticelox
speciestortuosa()

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.

†Denticelox tortuosa Tate 1896
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Diagnosis
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