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Abra obovalis

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Semelidae

Taxonomy
Amphidesma obovalis was named by Wood (1840). It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Abra obovalis by Wood (1850).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1840Amphidesma obovalis Wood
1850Abra obovalis Wood p. 240

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
RankNameAuthor
CardioniFerussac 1822
CardiidiaFerussac 1822
CardiataFerussac 1822
superorderCardiiformiiFerussac 1822
orderCardiidaFerussac 1822
suborderCardiidinaFerussac 1822
CardioideiFerussac 1822
superfamilyTellinoidea(Blainville 1814)
familySemelidaeStoliczka 1870
genusAbraLamarck 1818
speciesobovalis(Wood 1840)

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.

Abra obovalis Wood 1840
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Diagnosis
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