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Unionites muensteri

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Anthracosiidae

Taxonomy
Unionites muensteri was named by Wissmann (1841).

It was recombined as Anoplophora muensteri by Laube (1865); it was recombined as Anodontophora muensteri by Cox (1924) and Awad (1945).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1841Unionites muensteri Wissmann p. 20 figs. Pl 16, fig 5
1865Anoplophora muensteri Laube p. 35 figs. Pl 16, fig 12
1924Anodontophora muensteri Cox
1945Anodontophora muensteri Awad
2019Unionites muensteri Foster et al. p. 636 fig. 12F,G

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
RankNameAuthor
CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
CardioniFerussac 1822
CardiidiaFerussac 1822
CardiataFerussac 1822
superorderCardiiformiiFerussac 1822
orderCardiidaFerussac 1822
suborderAnthracosiidinaSilantiev and Carter 2011
superfamilyAnthracosioidea(Amalizky 1892)
familyAnthracosiidaeAmalizky 1892
genusUnionitesWissman 1841
speciesmuensteri

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.

Unionites muensteri Wissmann 1841
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Diagnosis
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