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Pleuronectites

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pectinidae

Taxonomy
Pleuronectites was named by Schlotheim (1820) [Sepkoski's age data: Tr l Tr Carn Sepkoski's reference number: 1227]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Pterioida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Pectinidae by Hayami (1975), Newell and Boyd (1995) and Ros-Franch et al. (2014).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1820Pleuronectites Schlotheim
1975Pleuronectites Hayami
1995Pleuronectites Newell and Boyd p. 71
2002Pleuronectites Sepkoski
2014Pleuronectites Ros-Franch et al.

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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)
suborderPectinidina(Adams and Adams 1858)
superfamilyPectinoideaRafinesque 1815
PectinoidaeRafinesque 1815
familyPectinidaeWilkes 1810
genusPleuronectitesSchlotheim 1820

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. †Pleuronectites Schlotheim 1820
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Pleuronectites laevigatus Schlotheim 1820
Pleuronectites meeki Newell and Boyd 1995
Pleuronectites newelli Waller 2005
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available