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Similodonta similis

Bivalvia - Nuculida - Praenuculidae

Taxonomy
Tellinomya similis was named by Ulrich (1892). It is a 3D body fossil. It is the type species of Similodonta.

It was recombined as Similodonta similis by Soot-Ryen (1964), Cox et al. (1969) and Toni (1975).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1964Similodonta similis Soot-Ryen p. 498
1969Similodonta similis Cox et al. p. N230
1975Similodonta similis Toni

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
RankNameAuthor
Eubivalvia
subclassProtobranchia(Pelseneer 1889)
superorderNuculiformiiDall 1889
orderNuculida(Dall 1889)
superfamilyNuculoidea(Gray 1824)
familyPraenuculidaeMcAlester 1968
genusSimilodontaSoot-Ryen 1964
speciessimilis(Ulrich 1892)

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.

Similodonta similis Ulrich 1892
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available