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Pleuronectites laevigatus

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pectinidae

Taxonomy
Pleuronectites laevigatus was named by Schlotheim (1820). It is not extant.

It was recombined as Pecten laevigatus by Philippi (1898).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1820Pleuronectites laevigatus Schlotheim
1898Pecten laevigatus Philippi

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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
orderPectinida(Gray 1854)
suborderPectinidina(Adams and Adams 1858)
superfamilyPectinoideaRafinesque 1815
—PectinoidaeRafinesque 1815
familyPectinidaeWilkes 1810
genusPleuronectitesSchlotheim 1820
specieslaevigatusSchlotheim 1820

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.

†Pleuronectites laevigatus Schlotheim 1820
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available