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Phelopteria huitriniana

Bivalvia - Ostreida - Pteriidae

Taxonomy
Phelopteria huitriniana was named by Lazo and Damborenea (2011). It is not extant. Its type specimen is CPBA 20331.1, a valve (nearly complete specimen with both valves articulated). Its type locality is Agua de la Mula (La Tosca Member, Huitrin Formation), which is in a Barremian shallow subtidal limestone/wackestone in the Huitrin Formation of Argentina.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
P. minuta, P. ruppii, P. salinaensis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2011Phelopteria huitriniana Lazo and Damborenea p. 725

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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(Fërussac 1822)
suborderMalleidinaGray 1854
superfamilyPterioideaGray 1847
familyPteriidaeGray 1847
genusPhelopteriaStephenson 1953
specieshuitriniana

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.

†Phelopteria huitriniana Lazo and Damborenea 2011
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available