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Diplodonta (Timothynus) bulla

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Ungulinidae

Taxonomy
Sphaerella bulla was named by Conrad (1865). It is a 3D body fossil. It is the type species of Timothynus.

It was recombined as Diplodonta (Timothynus) bulla by Coan and Valentich-Scott (2012).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1865Sphaerella bulla Conrad
2012Diplodonta (Timothynus) bulla Coan and Valentich-Scott p. 746

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
CardioniFerussac 1822
RankNameAuthor
CardiidiaFerussac 1822
CardiataFerussac 1822
superorderCardiiformiiFerussac 1822
orderCardiidaFerussac 1822
suborderCardiidinaFerussac 1822
Veneroidei(Gray 1854)
VeneroiteiGray 1854
superfamilyUngulinoideaAdams and Adams 1857
familyUngulinidaeAdams and Adams 1857
genusDiplodontaBronn 1831
subgenusTimothynus(Harris and Palmer 1946)
speciesbulla(Conrad 1865)

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.

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Diagnosis
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