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Erycina (Hemilepton)

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Erycinidae

Taxonomy
Hemilepton was named by Cossmann (1911) [Sepkoski's age data: T Eo T Plio].

It was reranked as Erycina (Hemilepton) by Maxwell (1992).

It was assigned to Erycina by Maxwell (1992); to Erycinidae by Wienrich (1999); and to Veneroida by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1911Hemilepton Cossmann p. 166
1992Erycina (Hemilepton) Maxwell p. 71
1999Hemilepton Wienrich p. 229
2002Hemilepton Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
RankNameAuthor
CardioniFerussac 1822
CardiidiaFerussac 1822
CardiataFerussac 1822
superorderCardiiformiiFerussac 1822
orderCardiidaFerussac 1822
suborderCardiidinaFerussac 1822
Veneroidei(Gray 1854)
superfamilyLeptonoidea(Gray 1847)
familyErycinidaeGray 1847
genusErycinaLamarck 1805
subgenusHemilepton(Cossmann 1911)

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.

Subg. †Erycina (Hemilepton) Cossmann 1911
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Hemilepton nitidum Turton 1822
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available