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Divaricella (Divalinga) subrigaultiana

Bivalvia - Lucinida - Lucinidae

Taxonomy
Lucina (Cyclas) subrigaultiana was named by Meyer (1886) [DISTRIBUTION: Early Oligocene; Gulf Coastal Plain.]. Its type specimen is USNM 644599, a shell, and it is not a trace fossil.

It was recombined as Divaricella subrigaultiana by Mansfield (1940); it was recombined as Divaricella (Divalinga) subrigaultiana by Bretsky (1976) and Dockery (1982).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
D. notocenica, D. robertsi, D. waltonia, D. huttoni

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1886Lucina (Cyclas) subrigaultiana Meyer p. 81 figs. pl. 3, fig. 13
1940Divaricella subrigaultiana Mansfield p. 192
1976Divaricella (Divalinga) subrigaultiana Bretsky p. 309
1982Divaricella (Divalinga) subrigaultiana Dockery p. 60

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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
—LucinidiaGray 1854
orderLucinida(Stoliczka 1871)
superfamilyLucinoideaFleming 1828
familyLucinidaeFleming 1828
genusDivaricellaChavan 1951
subgenusDivalinga
speciessubrigaultiana(Meyer 1886)

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.

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Diagnosis
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