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Tagelus peruvianus

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Solecurtidae

Taxonomy
Tagelus (Mesopleura) peruvianus was named by Pilsbry and Olsson (1941). It is extant. Its type locality is Zone I - Canoa Formation, which is in a Gelasian coastal claystone in the Canoa Formation of Ecuador.

It was recombined as Tagelus peruvianus by Coan and Valentich-Scott (2012).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
T. whitei

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1941Tagelus (Mesopleura) peruvianus Pilsbry and Olsson
2012Tagelus peruvianus Coan and Valentich-Scott p. 734

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
—Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
—CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
RankNameAuthor
—CardioniFerussac 1822
—CardiidiaFerussac 1822
—CardiataFerussac 1822
superorderCardiiformiiFerussac 1822
orderCardiidaFerussac 1822
suborderCardiidinaFerussac 1822
—CardioideiFerussac 1822
superfamilyTellinoidea(Blainville 1814)
familySolecurtidaed'Orbigny 1846
genusTagelusGray 1847
speciesperuvianus(Pilsbry and Olsson 1941)

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.

Tagelus peruvianus Pilsbry and Olsson 1941
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available