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Claraia posidoniformis

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Claraiidae

Taxonomy
Claraia posidoniformis was named by Termier and Termier (1977) [Collection H & G Termier (Paris)]. Its type specimen is HGT 74 and is not a trace fossil. Its type locality is "Parachaetetes Marls", Merbah el Oussif Series, Djebel Tebaga, which is in a Wordian/Capitanian marine marl in Tunisia.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1977Claraia posidoniformis Termier and Termier p. 82 figs. Pl 16, fig 10

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
—Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassPteriomorphia(Beurlen 1944)
—OstreomorphiFerussac 1822
RankNameAuthor
—OstreioniFerussac 1822
—OstreataFerussac 1822
superorderOstreiformiiFerussac 1822
orderPectinida(Gray 1854)
suborderAnomiidinaGray 1854
—AviculopectinoideiStarobogatov 1992
superfamilyPterinopectinoideaNewell 1938
familyClaraiidaeGavrilova 1996
subfamilyClaraiinaeGavrilova 1996
tribeClaraiiniGavrilova 1996
genusClaraiaBittner 1901
speciesposidoniformis

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.

†Claraia posidoniformis Termier and Termier 1977
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available