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Megadesmus trigonalis

Bivalvia - Pholadomyida - Megadesmidae

Taxonomy
Notomya trigonalis was named by Johnston (1887). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Western Tiers, which is in a Kungurian coastal sandstone in the Weston Formation of Australia.

It was synonymized subjectively with Megadesmus grandis by Runnegar (1967); it was recombined as Megadesmus trigonalis by Waterhouse (1969).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1887Notomya trigonalis Johnston p. 14
1969Megadesmus trigonalis Waterhouse p. 41

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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
CardiidiaFerussac 1822
PoromyataRidewood 1903
orderPholadomyida()
superfamilyEdmondioidea()
familyMegadesmidaeVokes 1967
genusMegadesmus
speciestrigonalis()

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.

Megadesmus trigonalis Johnston 1887
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Diagnosis
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