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Psathura fragilis

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae

Taxonomy
Erycina fragilis was named by Lamarck (1805) [DISTRIBUTION: Eocene; western Europe.]. It is not a trace fossil.

It was recombined as Psathura fragilis by Le Renard and Pacaud (1995).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1805Erycina fragilis Lamarck p. 415
1995Psathura fragilis Le Renard and Pacaud p. 72

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
—Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
—CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
—CardioniFerussac 1822
—CardiidiaFerussac 1822
RankNameAuthor
—CardiataFerussac 1822
superorderCardiiformiiFerussac 1822
orderCardiidaFerussac 1822
suborderCardiidinaFerussac 1822
—Veneroidei(Gray 1854)
—VeneroiteiGray 1854
superfamilyVeneroidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyVeneridaeRafinesque 1815
subfamilyMeretricinaeGray 1847
tribeMeretriciniGray 1847
subfamilyClementiina(Frizzell 1936)
genusPsathuraDeshayes 1858
speciesfragilis(Lamarck 1805)

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.

†Psathura fragilis Lamarck 1805
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Diagnosis
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