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Schizodus securus

Bivalvia - Trigoniida - Schizodidae

Taxonomy
Axinus securus was named by Shumard (1859). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is White limestone of the Guadalupe Mountains, which is in a Capitanian reef, buildup or bioherm limestone in the Capitan Formation of Texas.

It was recombined as Schizodus securus by Girty (1908).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1859Axinus securus Shumard p. 397
1860Axinus securus Shumard
1908Schizodus securus Girty p. 431 figs. Pl 9, fig 24

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
RankNameAuthor
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
UniomorphiGray 1854
UnioniGray 1854
UnionataGray 1854
orderTrigoniida(Dall 1889)
superfamilyTrigonioidea(Lamarck 1819)
familySchizodidae
genusSchizodus
speciessecurus()

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.

Schizodus securus Shumard 1859
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Diagnosis
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