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Posidonia stella

Bivalvia - Ostreida - Posidoniidae

Taxonomy
Posidonomya stella was named by Gabb (1864). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Star Canon, Humboldt, which is in an Illyrian carbonate limestone in Nevada.

It was recombined as Posidonia stella by Kittl (1912) and Smith (1927).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1864Posidonomya stella Gabb p. 32 figs. Pl 6, fig 31
1868Posodonomya stella Leidy p. 177
1912Posidonia stella Kittl
1927Posidonia stella Smith p. 113 figs. Pl 104, fig 10

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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
speciesstella()

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 stella Gabb 1864
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available