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Spondylus scotti

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Spondylidae

Taxonomy
Spondylus scotti was named by Brown and Pilsbry (1913). Its type specimen is ANSP 3863, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1913Spondylus scotti Brown and Pilsbry p. 514 figs. pl. 25, figs. 1, 2
1982Spondylus scotti Woodring p. 601

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassPteriomorphia(Beurlen 1944)
RankNameAuthor
OstreomorphiFerussac 1822
OstreioniFerussac 1822
OstreataFerussac 1822
superorderOstreiformiiFerussac 1822
orderPectinida(Gray 1854)
suborderPectinidina(Adams and Adams 1858)
superfamilyPectinoideaRafinesque 1815
PectinoidaeRafinesque 1815
familySpondylidaeGray 1826
genusSpondylusLinnaeus 1758
speciesscotti

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.

Spondylus scotti Brown and Pilsbry 1913
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Diagnosis
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