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Myofossa solita

Bivalvia - Sanguinolitidae

Taxonomy
Myofossa solita was named by Waterhouse (1987). Its type specimen is UQF 70242 and is not a trace fossil. Its type locality is UQ L4108, Ross Creek Tributary, Cracow Station, which is in a Roadian foreshore conglomerate/sandstone in the Brae Formation of Australia.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
M. hookesensis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1987Myofossa solita Waterhouse pp. 172-173 figs. Pl 11, fig 1-2

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
—Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
RankNameAuthor
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
—CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
—CardioniFerussac 1822
—CardiidiaFerussac 1822
superfamilyGrammysioideaMiller 1877
familySanguinolitidaeMiller 1877
subfamilySanguinolitinaeMiller 1877
genusMyofossa
speciessolita

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.

†Myofossa solita Waterhouse 1987
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available