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Eomiodon menkei

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Neomiodontidae

Taxonomy
Venus menkei was named by Dunker (1846).

It was recombined as Eomiodon menkei by Freneix and Cubaynes (1984).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
E. cutleri, E. dinosaurianum, E. namgaruensis, E. namtuensis, E. tanganyicensis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1846Venus menkei Dunker
1984Eomiodon menkei Freneix and Cubaynes p. 14 figs. Pl 1, figs 9,12,13; text-fig 4

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
—Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
—CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
RankNameAuthor
—CardioniFerussac 1822
—CardiidiaFerussac 1822
—CardiataFerussac 1822
superorderCardiiformiiFerussac 1822
orderCardiidaFerussac 1822
suborderCardiidinaFerussac 1822
—Veneroidei(Gray 1854)
—DreissenoiteiMoore 1952
superfamilyDreissenoidea(Gray 1840)
familyNeomiodontidaeCasey 1955
genusEomiodonCox 1935
speciesmenkei(Dunker 1846)

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.

†Eomiodon menkei Dunker 1846
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available