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Pseudomonotis (Aviculomonotis) indica

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pseudomonotidae

Taxonomy
Pseudomonotis (Aviculomonotis) indica was named by Reed (1944). Its type specimen is GSI 17205 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is South end of hill at pt. 1185, lower "g" bed, north of Trimu Wahan, Salt Range, which is in a Wordian carbonate sandstone/limestone in the Amb Formation of Pakistan.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
P. doneziana, P. kittli, P. lieberti, P. papyria, P. papyrica, P. permiana, P. artica

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1944Pseudomonotis (Aviculomonotis) indica Reed p. 319 figs. Pl 54, figs 10,11

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
—Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassPteriomorphia(Beurlen 1944)
—OstreomorphiFerussac 1822
RankNameAuthor
—OstreioniFerussac 1822
—OstreataFerussac 1822
superorderOstreiformiiFerussac 1822
orderPectinida(Gray 1854)
suborderAnomiidinaGray 1854
—AviculopectinoideiStarobogatov 1992
superfamilyAviculopectinoideaMeek and Hayden 1864
familyPseudomonotidaeNewell 1938
genusPseudomonotis
subgenusAviculomonotis
speciesindica

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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