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Permophorus obovatus

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Kalenteridae

Taxonomy
Permophorus obovatus was named by Waterhouse (1979). Its type specimen is NZGS TM5647 and is a 3D body fossil.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
P. attenuatus, P. lunulus, P. subcostata

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1979Permophorus obovatus Waterhouse p. 745 figs. 3-16

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
—Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
RankNameAuthor
—CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
—CardioniFerussac 1822
—CardiidiaFerussac 1822
—CardiataFerussac 1822
superorderCardiiformiiFerussac 1822
orderCardiidaFerussac 1822
superfamilyKalenteroideaMarwick 1953
familyKalenteridae
genusPermophorusChavan 1954
speciesobovatus

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.

†Permophorus obovatus Waterhouse 1979
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available