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Phestia inflata

Bivalvia - Nuculanida - Polidevciidae

Taxonomy
Leda inflata was named by Morningstar (1922) [Girty in Morningstar 1922].

It was recombined as Phestia inflata by Elias (1957) and Branson (1958).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1922Leda inflata Morningstar p. 195 figs. PI. X, figs. 22-24
1957Phestia inflata Elias pp. 749 - 750 figs. PI. 90, fig. 8-10; PI. 91, fig. 1
1958Phestia inflata Branson p. 72

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
—Eubivalvia
RankNameAuthor
subclassProtobranchia(Pelseneer 1889)
superorderNuculaniformiiCarter et al. 2000
orderNuculanida(Carter et al. 2000)
superfamilyNuculanoideaAdams and Adams 1858
familyPolidevciidaeKumpera 1960
subfamilyPhestiinaeLogan 1967
genusPhestiaChernyshev 1951
speciesinflata()

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.

†Phestia inflata Morningstar 1922
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Diagnosis
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