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Saccella phlyctaena

Bivalvia - Nuculanida - Nuculanidae

Taxonomy
Saccella phlyctaena was named by Woodring (1973) [DISTRIBUTION: Late Eocene; Panama.]. Its type specimen is USNM 646690, a shell, and it is not a trace fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1973Saccella phlyctaena Woodring p. 491 figs. pl. 70, figs. 8, 15, 16

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
RankNameAuthor
—Eubivalvia
subclassProtobranchia(Pelseneer 1889)
superorderNuculaniformiiCarter et al. 2000
orderNuculanida(Carter et al. 2000)
superfamilyNuculanoideaAdams and Adams 1858
familyNuculanidaeAdams and Adams 1858
genusSaccellaWoodring 1925
speciesphlyctaena

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.

†Saccella phlyctaena Woodring 1973
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available