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Cyclopecten guppyi

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Propeamussiidae

Taxonomy
Pecten (Pseudamusium) guppyi was named by Dall (1898) [NOMENCLATURE: Not fig. 12 of Dall 1898, pl. 34 (=Cyclopecten zalaya Waller, 2011)]. Its type specimen is USNM 135779, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Chlamys (Palliolum) guppyi by Woodring (1925); it was recombined as Pecten (Pseudamussium) guppyi by Gardner (1926); it was recombined as Cyclopecten guppyi by Waller (2011).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1898Pecten (Pseudamusium) guppyi Dall p. 718 figs. pl. 34, fig. 13
1925Chlamys (Palliolum) guppyi Woodring p. 72 figs. pl. 8, figs. 13, 14
1926Pecten (Pseudamussium) guppyi Gardner p. 49
2011Cyclopecten guppyi Waller p. 19

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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
orderPectinida(Gray 1854)
suborderEntoliidina
superfamilyEntolioideaTeppner 1922
familyPropeamussiidaeAbbott 1954
genusCyclopectenVerrill 1897
speciesguppyi(Dall 1898)

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.

Cyclopecten guppyi Dall 1898
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Diagnosis
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