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Youngicaprina gloria

Bivalvia - Hippuritida - Caprinuloideidae

Taxonomy
Youngicaprina gloria was named by Mitchell (2013) [= v. 1998 Texicaprina kugleri (Bouwman, 1937); Alencáster and Oviedo-García, p. 167-171, fig. 3 (1-2), fig. 4 (1-10). = ?. 1998 Texicaprina vivari (Palmer, 1928); Alencáster and Oviedo-García, p. 171, fig. 5.8-5.9 (but fig. 5.7-5.8 in the text in error).]. Its type specimen is IGM.7639 and is a 3D body fossil. It is the type species of Youngicaprina.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2013Youngicaprina gloria Mitchell pp. 67 - 69 figs. 9A-H

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
RankNameAuthor
CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
CardioniFerussac 1822
CardiidiaFerussac 1822
CardiataFerussac 1822
superorderCardiiformiiFerussac 1822
orderHippuritida()
suborderRadiolitidina
superfamilyCaprinoidead’Orbigny 1850
familyCaprinuloideidaeDamestoy 1971
genusYoungicaprina
speciesgloria

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.

Youngicaprina gloria Mitchell 2013
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
S. F. Mitchell 2013A species of Youngicaprina with a short weakly coiled left valve, with eight or nine blades in the anterior myophore of the left valve that extend around the anterio-dorsal margin of the anterior tooth.