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Euchondria sortita

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Euchondriidae

Taxonomy
Aviculopecten (Euchondria) sortitus was named by Reed (1944). Its type specimen is GSI 17193, a valve (left valve), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Chambalwala nala, Narsingphoar, marly beds, Salt Range, which is in a Capitanian carbonate marl in the Wargal Formation of Pakistan.

It was recombined as Euchondria sortita by Clapham (2015).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
E. grandis, E. sabattini, E. subquadrata

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1944Aviculopecten (Euchondria) sortitus Reed p. 308 figs. Pl 54, fig 7
2015Euchondria sortita Clapham

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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
orderPectinida(Gray 1854)
suborderEntoliidina
superfamilyEuchondrioideaNewell 1938
familyEuchondriidae
genusEuchondria
speciessortita()

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.

†Euchondria sortita Reed 1944
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Diagnosis
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