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Orbicula laevis

Craniata - Craniida - Craniidae

Taxonomy
Orbicula laevis was named by Sowerby (1822). It is extant.

It was recombined as Discinisca laevis by Hertlein and Grant IV (1944).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1822Orbicula laevis Sowerby p. 468 figs. pl. 26, fig. 1 (a-d)
1944Discinisca laevis Hertlein and Grant IV p. 23 figs. Plate 2, FIgure 12, 13

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
Lophophorata
PanbrachiopodaCarlson and Cohen 2020
RankNameAuthor
phylumBrachiopodaCuvier 1805
subphylumCraniiformeaPopov et al. 1993
classCraniata
orderCraniidaWaagen 1885
superfamilyCranioidea(Menke 1828)
familyCraniidaeMenke 1828
genusOrbicula
specieslaevisSowerby 1822

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.

Orbicula laevis Sowerby 1822
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available