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Hybolophus nelsoni

Bivalvia - Carditida - Crassatellidae

Taxonomy
Venus nelsoni was named by Grzybowski (1899). It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Crassatellites (Scambula) nelsoni by Spieker (1922); it was recombined as Hybolophus nelsoni by Devries (2016).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1899Venus nelsoni Grzybowski
1922Crassatellites (Scambula) nelsoni Spieker p. 128
1922Crassatellites charanensis Woods p. 112 figs. Plate XIX, Fig. 6
1925Crassatellites pizarroi Hanna and Israelsky figs. pl. 7, fig. 1
2016Hybolophus nelsoni Devries

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
RankNameAuthor
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
CarditioniDall 1889
orderCarditida(Dall 1889)
superfamilyCrassatelloidea(Férussac 1822)
familyCrassatellidaeFérussac 1822
genusHybolophusIredale 1924
speciesnelsoni(Grzybowski 1899)

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.

Hybolophus nelsoni Grzybowski 1899
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Invalid names: Crassatellites charanensis Woods 1922 [synonym], Crassatellites pizarroi Hanna and Israelsky 1925 [synonym]
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
G. D. Hanna and M. C. Israelsky 1925 (Crassatellites pizarroi)Shell medium in size, ledaeform, ornamentation consisting of concentric ribbing and deep, well defined lunule ; escutcheon present ; beaks depressed ; anterior end of shell well rounded, posterior elongated.