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Shikamaia perakensis

Bivalvia - Myalinida - Alatoconchidae

Taxonomy
Tanchintongia perakensis was named by Runnegar and Gobbett (1975).

It was recombined as Shikamaia (Tanchintongia) perakensis by Yancey and Boyd (1983); it was recombined as Shikamaia perakensis by Yancey (1985).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1975Tanchintongia perakensis Runnegar and Gobbett p. 316 figs. Pl 45, figs 1-5; pl 46, figs 1-9
1983Shikamaia (Tanchintongia) perakensis Yancey and Boyd p. 507 fig. 62
1985Shikamaia perakensis Yancey p. 1289 figs. 1,2.5-2.8

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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
superfamilyAlatoconchoideaTermier et al. 1974
familyAlatoconchidae
subfamilyAlatoconchinae
genusShikamaia
speciesperakensis(Runnegar and Gobbett 1975)

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.

Shikamaia perakensis Runnegar and Gobbett 1975
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Diagnosis
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