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Amphidonte (Ceratostreon) pliciferum

Bivalvia - Ostreida - Gryphaeidae

Taxonomy
Gryphoea plicifera was named by Dujardin (1837).

It was recombined as Amphidonte (Ceratostreon) pliciferum by Malchus (1990).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1822Gryphoea auricularis Brongiart
1837Gryphoea plicifera Dujardin
1842Exogyra spinosa Matheron p. 192 figs. Pl. 32, Fig. 6-7
1848Ostrea matheroniana Orbigny
1859Ostrea plicifera Dujardin
1879Ceratostreon matheroni Douville p. 92
1961Ceratostreon spinosum Bobkova
1970Ceratostreon spinosum Quarto di Palo p. 100 figs. Pl. 13, Fig. 6-7
1990Amphidonte (Ceratostreon) pliciferum Malchus

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
—Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassPteriomorphia(Beurlen 1944)
—OstreomorphiFerussac 1822
RankNameAuthor
—OstreioniFerussac 1822
—OstreataFerussac 1822
superorderOstreiformiiFerussac 1822
orderOstreida(Fërussac 1822)
suborderOstreidina(Ferussac 1822)
superfamilyOstreoidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyGryphaeidaeVialov 1936
subfamilyExogyrinaeVialov 1936
genusAmphidonteBayle 1878
subgenusCeratostreon
speciespliciferum(Dujardin 1837)

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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Invalid names: Exogyra spinosa Matheron 1842 [synonym], Gryphoea auricularis Brongiart 1822 [synonym], Ostrea matheroniana Orbigny 1848 [synonym], Ostrea plicifera Dujardin 1859 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available