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Myoplusia bilunata

Bivalvia - Nuculanida - Malletiidae

Taxonomy
Leda bilunata was named by Barrande (1881) [DISTRIBUTION: Middle Ordovician; Czech Republic.]. It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Ctenodonta bilunata by Pfab (1934); it was recombined as Myoplusia bilunata by Neumayr (1884), Cox et al. (1969) and Babin and GutiƩrrez-Marco (1991).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1881Leda bilunata Barrande p. 270 figs. pl. I f. 13-24
1884Myoplusia bilunata Neumayr p. 416
1934Ctenodonta bilunata Pfab p. 227 figs. pI. 2, figs 12-13
1969Myoplusia bilunata Cox et al. p. N233
1991Myoplusia bilunata Babin and GutiƩrrez-Marco p. 120

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
RankNameAuthor
Eubivalvia
subclassProtobranchia(Pelseneer 1889)
superorderNuculaniformiiCarter et al. 2000
orderNuculanida(Carter et al. 2000)
superfamilyNuculanoideaAdams and Adams 1858
familyMalletiidae(Adams and Adams 1858)
genusMyoplusiaNeumayr 1884
speciesbilunata()

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.

Myoplusia bilunata Barrande 1881
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Diagnosis
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