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Taxonomy
Pteromyrtea was named by Finlay (1926) [Sepkoski's age data: T Dani Q Plei].
It was reranked as Megaxinus (Pteromyrtea) by Cox et al. (1969).
It was assigned to Megaxinus by Cox et al. (1969); to Veneroida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Lucinidae by Beu et al. (1990) and Beu (2006).
It was reranked as Megaxinus (Pteromyrtea) by Cox et al. (1969).
It was assigned to Megaxinus by Cox et al. (1969); to Veneroida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Lucinidae by Beu et al. (1990) and Beu (2006).
Species lacking formal opinion data
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1926 | Pteromyrtea Finlay p. 461 |
1969 | Megaxinus (Pteromyrtea) Cox et al. p. 498 |
1990 | Pteromyrtea Beu et al. p. 396 |
2002 | Pteromyrtea Sepkoski |
2006 | Pteromyrtea Beu p. 212 |
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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.
G. †Pteromyrtea Finlay 1926
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available