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Periploma acuta

Bivalvia - Thraciida - Periplomatidae

Taxonomy
Periploma acuta was named by Anelli et al. (2006) [DISTRIBUTION: Early Miocene; Antarctica.]. Its type specimen is GP/1T 2159, a shell, and it is not a trace fossil. Its type locality is Cape Melville Fm - Hard Ground section, King George Island, which is in a Miocene offshore mudstone in the Cape Melville Formation of Antarctica.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2006Periploma acuta Anelli et al. p. 129 figs. figs. 10a-f

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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
PoromyataRidewood 1903
orderThraciida
superfamilyThracioideaStoliczka 1870
familyPeriplomatidaeDall 1895
genusPeriplomaSchumacher 1816
speciesacuta

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.

Periploma acuta Anelli et al. 2006
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Diagnosis
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