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Aphanaia sakya

Bivalvia - Myalinida - Atomodesmatidae

Taxonomy
Aphanaia sakya was named by Waterhouse and Chen (2006). Its type specimen is GSI 7405 and is a 3D body fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2006Aphanaia sakya Waterhouse and Chen p. 81 fig. 10B,C

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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()
genusAphanaiaKoninck 1877
speciessakya

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.

†Aphanaia sakya Waterhouse and Chen 2006
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Diagnosis
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