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Elegantinia paullorum

Bivalvia - Trigoniida - Myophoriidae

Taxonomy
Lyriomyophoria paullorum was named by Boyd and Newell (1997). Its type specimen is AMNH 44078 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is AMNH B8517, Cottonwood Pass, which is in a Spathian shallow subtidal limestone in the Moenkopi Formation of Nevada.

It was recombined as Elegantinia paullorum by Boyd and Newell (1999).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1997Lyriomyophoria paullorum Boyd and Newell p. 10 fig. 3,4
1999Elegantinia paullorum Boyd and Newell p. 547

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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
genusElegantinia()
speciespaullorum()

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.

Elegantinia paullorum Boyd and Newell 1997
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available