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Anodontia (Pegophysema)

Bivalvia - Lucinida - Lucinidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1930Loripinus (Pegophysema) Stewart pp. 185 - 186
1941Loripinus (Pegophysema) Pilsbry and Olsson p. 57
1951Cavilucina (Pegophysema) Marks p. 338
1982Pegophysema Woodring p. 622
1988Pegophysema Moore p. D21
2002Pegophysema Sepkoski
2007Anodontia (Pegophysema) Glover and Taylor p. 112

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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
LucinidiaGray 1854
orderLucinida(Stoliczka 1871)
superfamilyLucinoideaFleming 1828
familyLucinidaeFleming 1828
genusAnodontiaLink 1807
subgenusPegophysema()

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. Anodontia (Pegophysema) Stewart 1930
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Subg. Pegophysema (Pegophysema) Stewart 1930
Pegophysema janus Dall 1903
Pegophysema mauryae Pilsbry and Johnson 1917
Pegophysema omaliusi Deshayes 1858
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
E. A. Glover and J. D. Taylor 2007As Anodontia, shells large, moderately infl ated, thin-shelled, outer surface with prominent, irregular, rounded, commarginal ridges. Ligament internal, shallowly to deeply inset. Anterior adductor scar short, detached for 70% of length. Pallial line entire, with secondary pallial attachment scars (Fig. 3) extending posteriorly from below anterior adductor scar.