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Lopha blanfordi

Bivalvia - Ostreida - Ostreidae

Taxonomy
Ostrea (Exogyra) blanfordi was named by Lees (1928).

It was recombined as Lopha blanfordi by Hudson and Jefferies (1961).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1928Ostrea (Exogyra) blanfordi Lees p. 634 figs. Pl 44, figs 2a-b
1961Lopha blanfordi Hudson and Jefferies p. 22 figs. 3b, 8d,e

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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
orderOstreida(Fërussac 1822)
suborderOstreidina(Ferussac 1822)
superfamilyOstreoidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyOstreidaeRafinesque 1815
subfamilyOstreinaeRafinesque 1815
genusLophaRöding 1798
speciesblanfordi(Lees 1928)

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.

Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available