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Sphenosolen draperi

Bivalvia - Solenida - Orthonotidae

Taxonomy
Sphenosolen draperi was named by Pojeta and Gilbert-Tomlinson (1977). It is not a trace fossil. Its type locality is Locality 77. Rd 214. 2.4 kilometers east northeast of Maryvale Homestead, which is in a Darriwilian marine sandstone in the Stairway Formation of Australia. It is the type species of Sphenosolen.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1977Sphenosolen draperi Pojeta and Gilbert-Tomlinson p. 31 figs. pl. 25 f. 1-2

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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
—SolenataDall 1889
orderSolenidaDall 1889
superfamilyOrthonotoideaMiller 1877
familyOrthonotidaeMiller 1877
genusSphenosolen
speciesdraperi

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.

†Sphenosolen draperi Pojeta and Gilbert-Tomlinson 1977
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Diagnosis
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