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Promytilus cancellatus

Bivalvia - Mytilida - Mytilidae

Taxonomy
Promytilus cancellatus was named by Maxwell (1964). Its type specimen is UQ F42896 and is a mold. Its type locality is UQ L2068, Yarrol, which is in a Sakmarian marine siliciclastic in the Burnett Formation of Australia.

It was recombined as Volsellina cancellatus by Waterhouse (1987).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1964Promytilus cancellatus Maxwell p. 16 figs. Pl 3, figs 4-6
1987Volsellina cancellatus Waterhouse p. 137 figs. Pl 1, figs 18,21
1992Promytilus cancellatus Clarke p. 34 figs. 24G-I

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
—Eubivalvia
RankNameAuthor
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassPteriomorphia(Beurlen 1944)
—MytilomorphiFerussac 1822
orderMytilida(Rafinesque 1815)
superfamilyMytiloideaRafinesque 1815
familyMytilidaeRafinesque 1815
genusPromytilus
speciescancellatus

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.

†Promytilus cancellatus Maxwell 1964
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available