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Dosinia falconensis

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae

Taxonomy
Dosinia falconensis was named by Hodson (1931). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Rio Codore, 5.4 km N of Urumaco [Urumaco Fm], which is in a Miocene marine siltstone in the Urumaco Formation of Venezuela.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1931Dosinia falconensis Hodson p. 11 figs. pl. 3, figs. 1, 2, 6, 7

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
CardioniFerussac 1822
RankNameAuthor
CardiidiaFerussac 1822
CardiataFerussac 1822
superorderCardiiformiiFerussac 1822
orderCardiidaFerussac 1822
suborderCardiidinaFerussac 1822
Veneroidei(Gray 1854)
VeneroiteiGray 1854
superfamilyVeneroidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyVeneridaeRafinesque 1815
subfamilyVenerinaeRafinesque 1815
subfamilyDosiniini(Deshayes 1858)
genusDosiniaScopoli 1777
speciesfalconensisHodson 1931

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.

Dosinia falconensis Hodson 1931
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Diagnosis
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