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Pterochaenia
Taxonomy
Pterochaenia was named by Clarke (1904) [Sepkoski's age data: D Give-l D Fras-u]. It is not extant.
It was assigned to Lunulacardiidae by Vokes (1980); to Pterioida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Pterochaeniinae by Fang and Ding (1993) and Bouchet et al. (2010).
It was assigned to Lunulacardiidae by Vokes (1980); to Pterioida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Pterochaeniinae by Fang and Ding (1993) and Bouchet et al. (2010).
Species
Species lacking formal opinion data
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1904 | Pterochaenia Clarke |
| 1980 | Pterochaenia Vokes p. 33 |
| 1993 | Pterochaenia Fang and Ding |
| 2002 | Pterochaenia Sepkoski |
| 2010 | Pterochaenia Bouchet et al. |
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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.
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available