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Isognomon gariesensis

Bivalvia - Ostreida - Malleidae

Taxonomy
Isognomon gariesensis was named by Kensley and Pether (1986). Its type specimen is SAM-PQ-HB564, a partial shell, and it is a 3D body fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1986Isognomon gariesensis Kensley and Pether p. 202 fig. 36A

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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
orderOstreida(FĂ«russac 1822)
suborderMalleidinaGray 1854
superfamilyPterioideaGray 1847
familyMalleidaeLamarck 1819
subfamilyIsognomoninae(Woodring 1925)
genusIsognomonLightfoot 1786
speciesgariesensis

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.

Isognomon gariesensis Kensley and Pether 1986
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
B. Kensley and J. Pether 1986Shell very thick (up to 40 mm on ventral margin), becoming thinner posterodorsally. Hinge with 11 elongate ligamental grooves; hinge width 36,5 mm.