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Schizodus texanus

Bivalvia - Trigoniida - Schizodidae

Taxonomy
Schizodus texanus was named by Clifton (1942). Its type specimen is Iowa State University, unnumbered, a shell (Articulated internal mould), and it is not a trace fossil. Its type locality is Quanah, Hardeman County, which is in a Kungurian shallow subtidal limestone in the Blaine Formation of Texas.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1942Schizodus texanus Clifton p. 691 figs. Pl 101, figs 20-28; pl 102, figs 10-13
1952Schizodus texanus Chronic p. 143 figs. Pl 7, figs 11a,b
1975Schizodus texanus Newell and Boyd p. 116 figs. 13A,C, 37.10, 52,53
1984Schizodus texanus Muromtseva and Guskov p. 81 figs. Pl 37, figs 6,7
2012Schizodus texanus Quiroz-Barroso et al. p. 172 figs. 4.16, 5.1

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
RankNameAuthor
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
UniomorphiGray 1854
UnioniGray 1854
UnionataGray 1854
orderTrigoniida(Dall 1889)
superfamilyTrigonioidea(Lamarck 1819)
familySchizodidae
genusSchizodus
speciestexanus

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.

Schizodus texanus Clifton 1942
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Diagnosis
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