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Permophorus octocostatus

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Kalenteridae

Taxonomy
Sphenotus octocostatus was named by Weller (1916). It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Permophorus octocostatus by Hoare (1993).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1916Sphenotus octocostatus Weller p. 247 figs. pl. 16 f. 21 – 22
1993Permophorus octocostatus Hoare pp. 386 – 388 figs. 6.6 – 6.11

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
RankNameAuthor
CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
CardioniFerussac 1822
CardiidiaFerussac 1822
CardiataFerussac 1822
superorderCardiiformiiFerussac 1822
orderCardiidaFerussac 1822
superfamilyKalenteroideaMarwick 1953
familyKalenteridae
genusPermophorusChavan 1954
speciesoctocostatus(Weller 1916)

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.

Permophorus octocostatus Weller 1916
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available