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Pycnodonte (Phygraea) wratheri

Bivalvia - Ostreida - Gryphaeidae

Taxonomy
Gryphaea wratheri was named by Stephenson (1936). It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Pycnodonte (Phygraea) wratheri by Squires and Demetrion (1990).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1936Gryphaea wratheri Stephenson pp. 2-4 figs. pl. 1, figs. 1-4
1990Pycnodonte (Phygraea) wratheri 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)
specieswratheri(Stephenson 1936)

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.

†Pycnodonte (Phygraea) wratheri Stephenson 1936
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Diagnosis
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