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Limopsis insolita

Bivalvia - Arcida - Limopsidae

Taxonomy
Trigonocoelia insolita was named by Sowerby (1846) [DISTRIBUTION: Oligocene-Miocene; Chile, Argentina.]. It is not a trace fossil.

It was recombined as Limopsis insolita by Frassinetti and Covacevich (1999) and Griffin and Nielsen (2008).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1846Trigonocoelia insolita Sowerby p. 252 figs. pl. 2, figs. 20-21
1999Limopsis insolita Frassinetti and Covacevich p. 20
2008Limopsis insolita Griffin and Nielsen p. 19

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
RankNameAuthor
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassPteriomorphia(Beurlen 1944)
OstreomorphiFerussac 1822
ArcioniGray 1854
orderArcida(Stoliczka 1871)
superfamilyLimopsoideaDall 1895
familyLimopsidaeDall 1895
genusLimopsisSassi 1827
speciesinsolita(Sowerby 1846)

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.

Limopsis insolita Sowerby 1846
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Diagnosis
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