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Pleuromeris (Choniocardia) decussata

Bivalvia - Carditida - Carditidae

Taxonomy
Cardita decussata was named by Lamarck (1806) [DISTRIBUTION: Middle Eocene; western Europe.]. It is not a trace fossil.

It was recombined as Pteromeris decussata by Glibert (1933); it was recombined as Venericardia decussata by Feugueur (1951); it was recombined as Pleuromeris (Choniocardia) decussata by Glibert (1985).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Choniocardia eisdenensis, P. cuneata, P. volkmanni, Venericardia leonensis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1806Cardita decussata Lamarck
1933Pteromeris decussata Glibert p. 139
1951Venericardia decussata Feugueur p. 230
1985Pleuromeris (Choniocardia) decussata Glibert p. 284

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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)
familyCarditidaeFleming 1820
genusPleuromerisConrad 1867
subgenusChoniocardia(Cossmann 1904)
speciesdecussata(Lamarck 1806)

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.

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Diagnosis
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