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Neoschizodus elongatus

Bivalvia - Trigoniida - Myophoriidae

Taxonomy
Neoschizodus elongatus was named by Boyd and Newell (1997). Its type specimen is AMNH 44075, a valve (Right valve), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is AMNH B7979, Cottonwood Pass, which is in a Spathian shallow subtidal limestone in the Moenkopi Formation of Nevada.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1997Neoschizodus elongatus Boyd and Newell p. 7 fig. 2

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
RankNameAuthor
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
UniomorphiGray 1854
UnioniGray 1854
UnionataGray 1854
orderTrigoniida(Dall 1889)
superfamilyTrigonioidea(Lamarck 1819)
familyMyophoriidaeBronn 1847
genusNeoschizodusGiebel 1855
specieselongatus

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Neoschizodus elongatus Boyd and Newell 1997
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Diagnosis
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