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Liralucina approximata

Bivalvia - Lucinida - Lucinidae

Taxonomy
Phacoides (Parvilucina) approximatus was named by Dall (1901). It is extant.

It was recombined as Parvilucina approximata by Oldroyd (1925) and Coan et al. (2000); it was recombined as Lucina approximata by Emerson and Chace (1959); it was recombined as Liralucina approximata by Hendy (2021).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1901Phacoides (Parvilucina) approximatus Dall p. 828
1925Parvilucina approximata Oldroyd p. 5
1959Lucina approximata Emerson and Chace
2000Parvilucina approximata Coan et al. p. 265
2021Liralucina approximata Hendy

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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
genusLiralucina
speciesapproximata(Dall 1901)

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.

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Diagnosis
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