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Atomodesma uniplicatum

Bivalvia - Myalinida - Atomodesmatidae

Discussion

Known from the broken tip of a presumed lower tooth. Species undetermined.

Taxonomy
Atomodesma uniplicatum was named by Waterhouse (1979). Its type specimen is USMM 124758 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Machell's Pyramid, west Kimbereley, which is in an Artinskian marine horizon in the Noonkanbah Formation of Australia.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1979Atomodesma uniplicatum Waterhouse p. 2 figs. Pl 1, figs 1,2,4,5

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
RankNameAuthor
infraclassPteriomorphia(Beurlen 1944)
OstreomorphiFerussac 1822
OstreioniFerussac 1822
MyalinataPaul 1939
orderMyalinidaPaul 1939
superfamilyInoceramoideaGiebel 1852
familyAtomodesmatidaeWaterhouse 1976
subfamilyAtomodesmatinae()
genusAtomodesma
speciesuniplicatum

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.

Atomodesma uniplicatum Waterhouse 1979
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available