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Penicillus (Penicillus)

Bivalvia - Pandorida - Clavagellidae

Taxonomy
Penicillus (Penicillus) was named by Bruguière (1789).

It was assigned to Penicillus by Bruguière (1789) and Cox et al. (1969).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1789Penicillus (Penicillus) Bruguière
1969Penicillus (Penicillus) Cox et al. p. 859

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
—Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
RankNameAuthor
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
—CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
—CardioniFerussac 1822
—CardiidiaFerussac 1822
—PoromyataRidewood 1903
orderPandoridaStewart 1930
superfamilyClavagelloidea(d'Orbigny 1844)
familyClavagellidaed'Orbigny 1843
genusPenicillusBruguière 1789
subgenusPenicillusBruguière 1789

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.

Subg. †Penicillus (Penicillus) Bruguière 1789
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available