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Posidonia blatchleyi

Bivalvia - Ostreida - Posidoniidae

Taxonomy
Posidonomya blatchleyi was named by Gabb (1870). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Shoshone Mountains, which is in a Pelsonian carbonate limestone in Nevada.

It was recombined as Posidonia blatchleyi by Smith (1927).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1869Posidonomya blatchleyi Gabb p. 13 figs. Pl 6, fig 12
1870Posidonomya blatchleyi Gabb pp. 13 - 14 figs. Pl 6, fig 12
1927Posidonia blatchleyi Smith p. 112 figs. Pl 104, fig 4

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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)
suborderMalleidinaGray 1854
superfamilyPosidonioideaFrech 1909
familyPosidoniidaeFrech 1909
genusPosidoniaBronn 1828
speciesblatchleyi()

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.

†Posidonia blatchleyi Gabb 1870
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Diagnosis
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