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Taxonomy
Lucina gigantea was named by Deshayes (1825) [DISTRIBUTION: Middle Eocene; Europe, Pakistan, Libya, Egypt, Russia.]. It is not a trace fossil. It is the type species of Pseudomiltha, Pseudomiltha (Pseudomiltha).
It was recombined as Lucina (Pseudomiltha) gigantea by Cox (1931); it was recombined as Pseudomiltha (Pseudomiltha) gigantea by Cox et al. (1969); it was recombined as Pseudomiltha gigantea by Iqbal (1973).
It was recombined as Lucina (Pseudomiltha) gigantea by Cox (1931); it was recombined as Pseudomiltha (Pseudomiltha) gigantea by Cox et al. (1969); it was recombined as Pseudomiltha gigantea by Iqbal (1973).
Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1825 | Lucina gigantea Deshayes |
| 1931 | Lucina (Pseudomiltha) gigantea Cox p. 75 |
| 1969 | Pseudomiltha (Pseudomiltha) gigantea Cox et al. p. 504 |
| 1973 | Pseudomiltha gigantea Iqbal p. 16 |
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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.
†Pseudomiltha gigantea Deshayes 1825
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available