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Brachidontes (Hormomya) euglyphus

Bivalvia - Mytilida - Mytilidae

Taxonomy
Mytilus euglyphus was named by Woods (1922). It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Brachidontes (Hormomya) euglyphus by Hendy et al. (2008); it was recombined as Brachidontes euglyphus by Devries (2019).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1922Mytilus euglyphus Woods p. 63 figs. pl. 1, fig. 8
1928Mytilus euglyphus Olsson p. 21
2008Brachidontes (Hormomya) euglyphus Hendy et al.
2019Brachidontes euglyphus Devries p. 8

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
RankNameAuthor
infraclassPteriomorphia(Beurlen 1944)
MytilomorphiFerussac 1822
orderMytilida(Rafinesque 1815)
superfamilyMytiloideaRafinesque 1815
familyMytilidaeRafinesque 1815
subfamilyMytilinaeRafinesque 1815
genusBrachidontesSwainson 1840
subgenusHormomya(Mörch 1853)
specieseuglyphus()

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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