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Myalina banschangensis

Bivalvia - Myalinida - Myalinidae

Taxonomy
Myalina banschangensis was named by Reed (1944). Its type specimen is GSI 17208, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Banschang, No 2 bed, K29.720-798, E of Chhidru, Salt Range, which is in a Wuchiapingian carbonate marl in the Wargal Formation of Pakistan.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1944Myalina banschangensis Reed p. 321 figs. Pl 56, fig 7

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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
superfamilyAmbonychioidea(Miller 1877)
familyMyalinidaeFrech 1891
genusMyalina
speciesbanschangensis

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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