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Pachydon hettneri

Bivalvia - Pholadida - Corbulidae

Taxonomy
Corbula hettneri was named by Anderson (1928). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is San Juan de Rio Seco, which is in an Eocene marginal marine shale in Colombia.

It was recombined as Pachydon hettneri by Hendy et al. (2008).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1928Corbula hettneri Anderson p. 24 figs. pl. 1, figs. 11, 12, 13, 14
1928Corbula scheibei Anderson p. 25 figs. pl. 1, figs. 16-18
2008Pachydon hettneri Hendy et al.

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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
superorderPholadiformiiGray 1854
orderPholadidaGray 1854
superfamilyMyoidea(Lamarck 1809)
familyCorbulidaeLamarck 1818
subfamilyPachydontinaeVokes 1945
genusPachydon
specieshettneri(Anderson 1928)

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.

Pachydon hettneri Anderson 1928
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Invalid names: Corbula scheibei Anderson 1928 [synonym]
Diagnosis
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