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Macrodon rufae

Bivalvia - Arcida - Parallelodontidae

Taxonomy
Macrodon rufae was named by Dacque (1905). Its type locality is Atschabo, which is in a Kimmeridgian shallow subtidal limestone in Ethiopia.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1905Macrodon rufae Dacque

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
RankNameAuthor
infraclassPteriomorphia(Beurlen 1944)
OstreomorphiFerussac 1822
ArcioniGray 1854
orderArcida(Stoliczka 1871)
superfamilyArcoidea(Lamarck 1809)
familyParallelodontidaeDall 1898
subfamilyParallelodontinaeDall 1898
genusMacrodon
speciesrufae

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.

Macrodon rufae Dacque 1905
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available