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Posidonia daytonensis

Bivalvia - Ostreida - Posidoniidae

Taxonomy
Posidonomya daytonensis was named by Gabb (1864). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is El Dorado Canyon, near Dayton, which is in a Sevatian marine shale in Nevada.

It was recombined as Hemientolium daytonensis by Hyatt (1892); it was recombined as Posidonia daytonensis by Smith (1927).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1864Posidonomya daytonensis Gabb p. 32 figs. Pl 6, fig 32
1892Hemientolium daytonensis Hyatt p. 397
1927Posidonia daytonensis Smith p. 112 figs. Plate CIV, Figure 2

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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
speciesdaytonensis()

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 daytonensis Gabb 1864
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Diagnosis
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