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Anadara prephina

Bivalvia - Arcida - Arcidae

Taxonomy
Barbatia (Diluvarca) prephina was named by Woodring (1925) [DISTRIBUTION: Early Pliocene; Jamaica.]. Its type specimen is USNM 352754, a shell, and it is not a trace fossil.

It was recombined as Anadara prephina by Butterlin (1961) and Vokes (1969).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1925Barbatia (Diluvarca) prephina Woodring p. 44 figs. pl. 4, fig. 8
1961Anadara prephina Butterlin
1969Anadara prephina Vokes p. 12

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
RankNameAuthor
infraclassPteriomorphia(Beurlen 1944)
OstreomorphiFerussac 1822
ArcioniGray 1854
orderArcida(Stoliczka 1871)
superfamilyArcoidea(Lamarck 1809)
familyArcidaeLamarck 1809
subfamilyAnadarinaeReinhart 1935
genusAnadaraGray 1847
speciesprephina()

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.

Anadara prephina Woodring 1925
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Diagnosis
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