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Liopistha (Psilomya) allani

Bivalvia - Poromyida - Poromyidae

Taxonomy
Liopistha (Psilomya) allani was named by Warren (1933) [TYPE SPECIMEN: Based on the first of the listed cotypes.]. Its type specimen is University of Alberta Geological Museum Ct. 557, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Murray River (East Pine) [Kaskapu Fm], which is in a Turonian/Coniacian marine shale in the Kaskapau Formation of Canada.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1933Liopistha (Psilomya) allani Warren p. 113 figs. pl. 1, fig. 3, 4

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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
—PoromyataRidewood 1903
orderPoromyida(Ridewood 1903)
superfamilyPoromyoidea(Dall 1886)
familyPoromyidaeDall 1886
genusLiopisthaMeek 1864
subgenusPsilomya(Meek 1876)
speciesallani

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.

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Diagnosis
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