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Ensipteria

Bivalvia - Ostreida - Bakevelliidae

Taxonomy
Ensipteria was named by Nakazawa and Newell (1968) [Sepkoski's age data: P Guad-u P Dora Sepkoski's reference number: 157,666]. Its type is Ensipteria onukii.

It was assigned to Pterioida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Bakevelliidae by Tëmkin (2006).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1968Ensipteria Nakazawa and Newell
1980Ensipteria intermedia Xu p. 4
1980Ensipteria striata Xu p. 7
2002Ensipteria Sepkoski
2006Ensipteria Tëmkin p. 269

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
RankNameAuthor
infraclassPteriomorphia(Beurlen 1944)
OstreomorphiFerussac 1822
OstreioniFerussac 1822
OstreataFerussac 1822
superorderOstreiformiiFerussac 1822
orderOstreida(Fërussac 1822)
suborderMalleidinaGray 1854
superfamilyPterioideaGray 1847
familyBakevelliidae
genusEnsipteria

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.

G. †Ensipteria Nakazawa and Newell 1968
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Ensipteria exilisa Zhang 1977
Ensipteria onukii Nakazawa and Newell 1968
Ensipteria praeangusta Frech 1911
Ensipteria radistriata Zhang 1977
Invalid names: Ensipteria intermedia Xu 1980 [nomen nudum], Ensipteria striata Xu 1980 [nomen nudum]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available