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Ctenodonta obliqua

Bivalvia - Solemyida - Ctenodontidae

Taxonomy
Nucula obliqua was named by Hall (1845). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is St. Cassian (Munster coll), which is in a Julian carbonate limestone in the Cassian Formation of Italy.

It was recombined as Tellinomya obliqua by Meek (1873); it was recombined as Ctenodonta obliqua by Ulrich (1894).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1845Nucula obliqua Hall p. 292
1873Tellinomya obliqua Meek p. 139
1894Ctenodonta obliqua Ulrich p. 604 figs. Pl. XLII, figs. 83-87

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
RankNameAuthor
Eubivalvia
subclassProtobranchia(Pelseneer 1889)
superorderNuculiformiiDall 1889
orderSolemyidaNewell 1965
superfamilySolemyoideaAdams and Adams 1857
familyCtenodontidaeWöhrmann 1893
genusCtenodontaSalter 1852
speciesobliqua(Hall 1845)

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.

Ctenodonta obliqua Hall 1845
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Diagnosis
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