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Pleurikodonta gemma

Bivalvia - Pholadomyida - Megadesmidae

Taxonomy
Astarte gemma was named by Dana (1847). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Wollongong Point, Illawarra (USNM coll), which is in a Wordian coastal siliciclastic in the Gerringong Formation of Australia.

It was recombined as Pleurikodonta gemma by Waterhouse (1988).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1847Astarte gemma Dana p. 154
1847Venus gregaria M'Coy p. 305 figs. Pl 16, fig 5
1849Astarte gemma Dana p. 688 figs. Pl 3, fig 4
1988Pleurikodonta gemma Waterhouse p. 199 figs. Pl 19, figs 16-19

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
—Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
RankNameAuthor
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
—CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
—CardioniFerussac 1822
—CardiidiaFerussac 1822
—PoromyataRidewood 1903
orderPholadomyida()
superfamilyEdmondioidea()
familyMegadesmidaeVokes 1967
genusPleurikodonta()
speciesgemma()

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.

†Pleurikodonta gemma Dana 1847
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Invalid names: Venus gregaria M'Coy 1847 [synonym]
Diagnosis
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