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Whiteavesia cincinnatiensis

Bivalvia - Modiomorphida - Modiomorphidae

Taxonomy
Modiolopsis cincinnatiensis was named by Hall and Whitfield (1875) [DISTRIBUTION: Late Ordovician; Kentucky.]. It is not a trace fossil. It is the type species of Whiteavesia.

It was recombined as Whiteavesia cincinnatiensis by Ulrich (1893).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1875Modiolopsis cincinnatiensis Hall and Whitfield
1893Whiteavesia cincinnatiensis Ulrich p. N399

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
—Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
RankNameAuthor
—CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
—CardioniFerussac 1822
—CardiidiaFerussac 1822
—CardiataFerussac 1822
superorderCardiiformiiFerussac 1822
orderModiomorphida(Newell 1969)
superfamilyModiomorphoidea(Miller 1877)
familyModiomorphidae
genusWhiteavesiaUlrich 1893
speciescincinnatiensis(Hall and Whitfield 1875)

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.

†Whiteavesia cincinnatiensis Hall and Whitfield 1875
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available