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Scambula perplana

Bivalvia - Carditida - Crassatellidae

Taxonomy
Scambula perplana was named by Conrad (1869) [DISTRIBUTION: Campanian-Maastrichtian; Gulf Coastal Plain. COMMENTS: m. kosnik taxon no: 832]. Its type specimen is ANSP 18740, a shell, and it is not a trace fossil.

It was recombined as Crassatella perplana by Stoliczka (1871); it was recombined as Crassatellites (Scambula) perplana by Johnson (1905); it was recombined as Anthomya (Scambula) perplana by Stewart (1930).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1869Scambula perplana Conrad p. 47 figs. pl. 9, fig. 7
1871Crassatella perplana Stoliczka p. 294
1905Crassatellites (Scambula) perplana Johnson p. 14
1930Anthomya (Scambula) perplana Stewart p. 147
1962Scambula widmeri Richards p. 204 figs. pl. 93, figs. 19, 20
1993Scambula perplana Wingard p. 89

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
—Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
RankNameAuthor
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
—CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
—CarditioniDall 1889
orderCarditida(Dall 1889)
superfamilyCrassatelloidea(Férussac 1822)
familyCrassatellidaeFérussac 1822
subfamilyScambulinaeChavan 1952
genusScambulaConrad 1869
speciesperplanaConrad 1869

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.

†Scambula perplana Conrad 1869
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Invalid names: Scambula widmeri Richards 1962 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available