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Plectodon

Bivalvia - Poromyida - Cuspidariidae

Taxonomy
Plectodon was named by Carpenter (1864) [Sepkoski's age data: T Plio R]. It is extant.

It was reranked as Cuspidaria (Plectodon) by Gardner (1926).

It was assigned to Cuspidaria by Gardner (1926); to Cuspidariidae by Jung (1996) and Todd (2001); and to Pholadomyoida by Sepkoski (2002).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1864Plectodon Carpenter
1926Cuspidaria (Plectodon) Gardner p. 64
1996Plectodon Jung p. 44
2001Plectodon Todd
2002Plectodon Sepkoski

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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
orderPoromyida(Ridewood 1903)
superfamilyCuspidarioideaDall 1886
familyCuspidariidaeDall 1886
genusPlectodonCarpenter 1864

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. Plectodon Carpenter 1864
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available