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Pycnodonte (Pycnodonte) radiata

Bivalvia - Ostreida - Gryphaeidae

Taxonomy
Pycnodonte radiata was named by Fischer de Waldheim (1835). It is not a trace fossil. It is the type species of Pycnodonta, Pycnodonte (Pycnodonte).

It was recombined as Pycnodonte (Pycnodonte) radiata by Squires and Demetrion (1990).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1835Pycnodonte radiata Fischer de Waldheim
1990Pycnodonte (Pycnodonte) radiata Squires and Demetrion p. 386
1998Pycnodonte radiata Stilwell p. 50

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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
orderOstreida(FĂ«russac 1822)
suborderOstreidina(Ferussac 1822)
superfamilyOstreoidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyGryphaeidaeVialov 1936
subfamilyPycnodonteinaeStenzel 1959
genusPycnodonte(Fischer von Waldheim 1835)
subgenusPycnodonteFischer von Waldheim 1835
speciesradiata(Fischer de Waldheim 1835)

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.

Pycnodonte (Pycnodonte) radiata Fischer de Waldheim 1835
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Diagnosis
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