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Gouldia alta

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae

Taxonomy
Gafrarium (Gouldia) altum was named by Dall (1903). It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Gafrarium altum by Olsson (1922); it was recombined as Gouldia alta by Woodring (1982).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
G. metastriata

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1903Gafrarium (Gouldia) altum Dall p. 1249 figs. pl. 57, fig. 5
1922Gafrarium altum Olsson p. 234 figs. pl. 32; figs. 19, 22
1982Gouldia alta Woodring p. 683

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
—Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
—CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
—CardioniFerussac 1822
RankNameAuthor
—CardiidiaFerussac 1822
—CardiataFerussac 1822
superorderCardiiformiiFerussac 1822
orderCardiidaFerussac 1822
suborderCardiidinaFerussac 1822
—Veneroidei(Gray 1854)
—VeneroiteiGray 1854
superfamilyVeneroidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyVeneridaeRafinesque 1815
subfamilyGouldiinae(Stewart 1930)
genusGouldiaAdams 1847
speciesalta(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.

†Gouldia alta Dall 1903
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Diagnosis
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