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Lituyapecten purisimaensis

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pectinidae

Taxonomy
Pecten (Patinopecten) purisimaensis was named by Arnold (1906). It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Lituyapecten purisimaensis by Moore (1984).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1906Pecten (Patinopecten) purisimaensis Arnold p. 105 figs. pl. 34, fig. 3
1984Lituyapecten purisimaensis Moore p. B87 figs. Plate 41, figures 3, 4

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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
orderPectinida(Gray 1854)
suborderPectinidina(Adams and Adams 1858)
superfamilyPectinoideaRafinesque 1815
PectinoidaeRafinesque 1815
familyPectinidaeWilkes 1810
genusLituyapecten(MacNeil 1961)
speciespurisimaensis()

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.

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Diagnosis
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