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Orthodesma nasutum

Bivalvia - Modiomorphida - Modiomorphidae

Taxonomy
Modiolopsis nasutus was named by Hall (1847).

It was recombined as Orthodesma nasutum by Conrad (1841) and Foerste (1924).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
O. subangulatum

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1841Orthodesma nasutum Conrad
1924Orthodesma nasutum Foerste

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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
orderModiomorphida(Newell 1969)
superfamilyModiomorphoidea(Miller 1877)
familyModiomorphidae
genusOrthodesmaHall and Whitfield 1875
speciesnasutum(Hall 1847)

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.

†Orthodesma nasutum Hall 1847
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available