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Gryphaea nevadensis

Bivalvia - Ostreida - Gryphaeidae

Taxonomy
Gryphaea nevadensis was named by McRoberts (1992). It is not extant. Its type locality is SU 832 Cedar Mountains, Luning Formation, Mineral, which is in a Norian reef, buildup or bioherm limestone in the Luning Formation of Nevada.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1992Gryphaea nevadensis McRoberts

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassPteriomorphia(Beurlen 1944)
RankNameAuthor
OstreomorphiFerussac 1822
OstreioniFerussac 1822
OstreataFerussac 1822
superorderOstreiformiiFerussac 1822
orderOstreida(FĂ«russac 1822)
suborderOstreidina(Ferussac 1822)
superfamilyOstreoidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyGryphaeidaeVialov 1936
subfamilyGryphaeinaeVialov 1936
genusGryphaeaLamarck 1801
speciesnevadensisMcRoberts 1992

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.

Gryphaea nevadensis McRoberts 1992
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available