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Schizodus cuneatus

Bivalvia - Trigoniida - Schizodidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1875Schizodus cuneatus Meek p. 336 figs. PI. 20 f. 7
1884Schizodus cuneatus Walcott p. 252 figs. Plate xx, fig. 8
1922Schizodus cuneatus Morningstar pp. 223 - 224 figs. PI. XIII, figs. 1, 2
1978Schizodus cuneatus Hoare et al. p. 1031

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
RankNameAuthor
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
UniomorphiGray 1854
UnioniGray 1854
UnionataGray 1854
orderTrigoniida(Dall 1889)
superfamilyTrigonioidea(Lamarck 1819)
familySchizodidae
genusSchizodus
speciescuneatusMeek 1875

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.

Schizodus cuneatus Meek 1875
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
H. Morningstar 1922It is easily distinguished by its large size, its high pointed beaks, its short anterior end, and its extremely produced posterior-inferior angle.