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Megadesmus deflatus

Bivalvia - Pholadomyida - Megadesmidae

Taxonomy
Megadesmus deflatus was named by Waterhouse (1983). Its type specimen is UQ F63912 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.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
M. omolonicus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1983Megadesmus deflatus Waterhouse p. 250 figs. Pl 5, figs 1,6

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
—Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
RankNameAuthor
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
—CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
—CardioniFerussac 1822
—CardiidiaFerussac 1822
—PoromyataRidewood 1903
orderPholadomyida()
superfamilyEdmondioidea()
familyMegadesmidaeVokes 1967
genusMegadesmus
speciesdeflatus

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.

†Megadesmus deflatus Waterhouse 1983
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available