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Volsellina areiensis

Bivalvia - Mytilida - Mytilidae

Taxonomy
Volsellina areiensis was named by Neves et al. (2014). Its type specimen is DGM-4369, a shell, and it is a mold. Its type locality is Rio d'Areia, Teixeira Soares region, ParanĂ¡ State, which is in an Asselian marine siltstone in the Taciba Formation of Brazil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2014Volsellina areiensis Neves et al. p. 217 figs. Pl 2, figs 9-16

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
RankNameAuthor
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassPteriomorphia(Beurlen 1944)
MytilomorphiFerussac 1822
orderMytilida(Rafinesque 1815)
superfamilyMytiloideaRafinesque 1815
familyMytilidaeRafinesque 1815
genusVolsellina
speciesareiensis

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Volsellina areiensis Neves et al. 2014
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Diagnosis
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