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Pegophysema janus

Bivalvia - Lucinida - Lucinidae

Taxonomy
Lucina janus was named by Dall (1903). Its type specimen is USNM 114718, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Pegophysema janus by Woodring (1982).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1903Lucina janus Dall p. 1353 figs. pl. 51, fig. 9
1982Pegophysema janus Woodring p. 622

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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
LucinidiaGray 1854
orderLucinida(Stoliczka 1871)
superfamilyLucinoideaFleming 1828
familyLucinidaeFleming 1828
genusPegophysemaLink 1807
speciesjanus(Dall 1903)

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.

Pegophysema janus Dall 1903
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Diagnosis
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