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Sphaera whitneyi

Bivalvia - Lucinida - Lucinidae

Taxonomy
Sphaera whitneyi was named by Meek (1877). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Buena Vista Canon, West Humboldt Range, which is in a Bithynian/Illyrian carbonate limestone in Nevada.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1877Sphaera whitneyi Meek p. 102 figs. Pl 10, fig 4

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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
LucinidiaGray 1854
orderLucinida(Stoliczka 1871)
superfamilyLucinoideaFleming 1828
familyLucinidaeFleming 1828
subfamilyFimbriinae(Nicol 1950)
genusSphaeraSowerby 1822
specieswhitneyi

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.

Sphaera whitneyi Meek 1877
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available