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Lopha simplexa

Bivalvia - Ostreida - Ostreidae

Taxonomy
Lopha simplexa was named by Zhang (1977). Its type specimen is IV55253, a shell (Articulated shell), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Meitanba, Longtan Fm, Ningxiang County, which is in a Wuchiapingian marine siliciclastic in the Longtan Formation of China.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
L. cordillerana, L. intricata, L. kindopeensis, L. marshi, L. plicatula

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1977Lopha simplexa Zhang p. 520 figs. Pl 199, fig 12

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
—Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassPteriomorphia(Beurlen 1944)
RankNameAuthor
—OstreomorphiFerussac 1822
—OstreioniFerussac 1822
—OstreataFerussac 1822
superorderOstreiformiiFerussac 1822
orderOstreida(Fërussac 1822)
suborderOstreidina(Ferussac 1822)
superfamilyOstreoidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyOstreidaeRafinesque 1815
subfamilyLophinaeVialov 1936
genusLophaRöding 1798
speciessimplexa

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.

†Lopha simplexa Zhang 1977
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available