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Pycnodonte (Phygraea) pseudovesicularis

Bivalvia - Ostreida - Gryphaeidae

Taxonomy
Gryphaea pseudovesicularis was named by Gümbel (1861). It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Pycnodonta pseudovesicularis by Traub (1938); it was recombined as Pycnodonte (Phygraea) pseudovesicularis by Squires and Demetrion (1990).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1861Gryphaea pseudovesicularis Gümbel
1938Pycnodonta pseudovesicularis Traub p. 49 figs. Pl 2, figs 13a,b
1990Pycnodonte (Phygraea) pseudovesicularis Squires and Demetrion p. 386

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassPteriomorphia(Beurlen 1944)
OstreomorphiFerussac 1822
RankNameAuthor
OstreioniFerussac 1822
OstreataFerussac 1822
superorderOstreiformiiFerussac 1822
orderOstreida(Fërussac 1822)
suborderOstreidina(Ferussac 1822)
superfamilyOstreoidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyGryphaeidaeVialov 1936
subfamilyPycnodonteinaeStenzel 1959
genusPycnodonte(Fischer von Waldheim 1835)
subgenusPhygraea(Vyalov 1936)
speciespseudovesicularis(Gümbel 1861)

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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