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Cassiavellia richardsoni

Bivalvia - Ostreida - Bakevelliidae

Taxonomy
Pteria richardsoni was named by Girty (1908).

It was recombined as Cassiavellia richardsoni by Temkin and Pojeta (2010).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1908Pteria richardsoni Girty p. 427 figs. Pl 29, fig 14
2010Cassiavellia richardsoni Temkin and Pojeta p. 1162 fig. 13

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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(FĂ«russac 1822)
suborderMalleidinaGray 1854
superfamilyPterioideaGray 1847
familyBakevelliidae
genusCassiavellia
speciesrichardsoni()

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.

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Diagnosis
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