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Parallelodon trimuensis

Bivalvia - Arcida - Parallelodontidae

Taxonomy
Parallelodon trimuensis was named by Reed (1944). Its type specimen is GSI 17174, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Hill 1/2 mile SSW of pt. 1185, "g" bed, south of Trimu Wahan, Salt Range, which is in a Wordian marine horizon in the Amb Formation of Pakistan.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1944Parallelodon trimuensis Reed p. 288 figs. Pl 56, fig 13

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
RankNameAuthor
infraclassPteriomorphia(Beurlen 1944)
OstreomorphiFerussac 1822
ArcioniGray 1854
orderArcida(Stoliczka 1871)
superfamilyArcoidea(Lamarck 1809)
familyParallelodontidaeDall 1898
subfamilyParallelodontinaeDall 1898
genusParallelodon
speciestrimuensis

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.

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Diagnosis
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