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Pachymya

Bivalvia - Pholadomyida - Pholadomyidae

Taxonomy
Pachymya was named by Sowerby (1826) [Sepkoski's age data: Tr m K Maes Sepkoski's reference number: 991]. It is not extant. Its type is Pachymya gigas.

It was assigned to Pholadomyoida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Pholadomyidae by Vokes (1980), Aberhan (2004), Scholz et al. (2008) and Ros-Franch et al. (2014).

Species
Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1826Pachymya Sowerby
1980Pachymya Vokes p. 205
2002Pachymya Sepkoski
2004Pachymya Aberhan p. 136
2008Pachymya Scholz et al.
2014Pachymya Ros-Franch et al.

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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
CardiidiaFerussac 1822
PoromyataRidewood 1903
orderPholadomyida()
superfamilyPholadomyoideaKing 1844
familyPholadomyidaeKing 1844
genusPachymyaSowerby 1826

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. †Pachymya Sowerby 1826
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Subg. †Pachymya (Pachymya) Sowerby 1826
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Pachymya gigas Sowerby 1826
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available