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Unionites letticus

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Anthracosiidae

Taxonomy
Anodonta lettica was named by Quenstedt (1852).

It was recombined as Anoplophora lettica by Philippi (1898); it was recombined as Anodontophora lettica by Hudson and Jefferies (1961); it was recombined as Unionites letticus by Gu et al. (1976).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1852Anodonta lettica Quenstedt
1898Anoplophora lettica Philippi
1961Anodontophora lettica Hudson and Jefferies p. 33 figs. 12a-c
1976Unionites letticus Gu et al. p. 52 figs. Pl 21, figs 45,46

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
RankNameAuthor
CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
CardioniFerussac 1822
CardiidiaFerussac 1822
CardiataFerussac 1822
superorderCardiiformiiFerussac 1822
orderCardiidaFerussac 1822
suborderAnthracosiidinaSilantiev and Carter 2011
superfamilyAnthracosioidea(Amalizky 1892)
familyAnthracosiidaeAmalizky 1892
genusUnionitesWissman 1841
speciesletticus(Quenstedt 1852)

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.

Unionites letticus Quenstedt 1852
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Diagnosis
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