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Euchondria sinensis

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Euchondriidae

Taxonomy
Aviculopecten sinensis was named by Frech (1911). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Ta-pa-shan profile near Tshau-tiën, epsilon unit , which is in a Capitanian marine limestone/mudstone in the Maokou Formation of China.

It was recombined as Euchondria sinensis by Zhang (1977) and Fang (1987).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
E. grandis, E. sabattini, E. subquadrata

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1911Aviculopecten sinensis Frech p. 145 figs. Pl 25, figs 8,9; pl 29, fig 7
1977Euchondria sinensis Zhang p. 506 figs. Pl 196, figs 1,2
1987Euchondria sinensis Fang p. 378 figs. Pl 4, fig 7

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
—Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassPteriomorphia(Beurlen 1944)
RankNameAuthor
—OstreomorphiFerussac 1822
—OstreioniFerussac 1822
—OstreataFerussac 1822
superorderOstreiformiiFerussac 1822
orderPectinida(Gray 1854)
suborderEntoliidina
superfamilyEuchondrioideaNewell 1938
familyEuchondriidae
genusEuchondria
speciessinensis()

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.

†Euchondria sinensis Frech 1911
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Diagnosis
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