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Alula

Bivalvia - Sanguinolitidae

Taxonomy
Alula was named by Girty (1912) [Sepkoski's age data: P Leon-u P Guad-u Sepkoski's reference number: 157]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Pholadomyoida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Alulinae by Morris et al. (1991) and Bouchet et al. (2010).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1912Alula Girty
1991Alula Morris et al. p. 94
2002Alula Sepkoski
2010Alula Bouchet et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
RankNameAuthor
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
CardioniFerussac 1822
CardiidiaFerussac 1822
superfamilyGrammysioideaMiller 1877
familySanguinolitidaeMiller 1877
subfamilyAlulinaeMailleux 1937
genusAlulaGirty 1912

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. †Alula Girty 1912
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Alula anhuiensis Liu 1982
Alula gilberti White 1883
Alula squamulifera Girty 1912
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available