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Phestia nova

Bivalvia - Nuculanida - Polidevciidae

Taxonomy
Phestia nova was named by Waterhouse (1983). Its type specimen is UQ F63915 and is a mold. Its type locality is UQ L3719, Exmoor Homestead, which is in a Roadian marine sandstone in the Gebbie Formation of Australia.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1983Phestia nova Waterhouse p. 247 figs. Pl 3, figs 20-24

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
—Eubivalvia
RankNameAuthor
subclassProtobranchia(Pelseneer 1889)
superorderNuculaniformiiCarter et al. 2000
orderNuculanida(Carter et al. 2000)
superfamilyNuculanoideaAdams and Adams 1858
familyPolidevciidaeKumpera 1960
subfamilyPhestiinaeLogan 1967
genusPhestiaChernyshev 1951
speciesnova

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.

†Phestia nova Waterhouse 1983
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Diagnosis
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