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Atomodesma exaratum

Bivalvia - Myalinida - Atomodesmatidae

Taxonomy
Atomodesma exarata was named by Beyrich (1865). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Bakanassij, south of Kupang (Atomodesma layer), which is in a Wuchiapingian carbonate limestone in Indonesia.

It was corrected as Atomodesma exaratum by Astafieva (1993), Waterhouse and Chen (2006) and Biakov (2018).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1865Atomodesma exarata Beyrich p. 71 figs. Pl 3, figs 4a,b
1892Atomodesma exarata Rothpletz p. 85
1922Atomodesma exarata Wanner
1978Atomodesma exarata Waterhouse p. 99
1993Atomodesma exaratum Astafieva p. 80 figs. Pl 1, figs 1-5
2006Atomodesma exaratum Waterhouse and Chen
2018Atomodesma exaratum Biakov p. 767 figs. Pl 10, fig 13

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
RankNameAuthor
infraclassPteriomorphia(Beurlen 1944)
OstreomorphiFerussac 1822
OstreioniFerussac 1822
MyalinataPaul 1939
orderMyalinidaPaul 1939
superfamilyInoceramoideaGiebel 1852
familyAtomodesmatidaeWaterhouse 1976
subfamilyAtomodesmatinae()
genusAtomodesma
speciesexaratum()

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.

Atomodesma exaratum Beyrich 1865
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Diagnosis
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