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Platymyoidea dilatata

Bivalvia - Pandorida - Laternulidae

Taxonomy
Platymya dilatata was named by Agassiz (1838). It is a 3D body fossil. It is the type species of Platymyoidea, Platymya.

It was recombined as Platymyoidea dilatata by Cox (1964) and Cox et al. (1969).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1838Platymya dilatata Agassiz
1964Platymyoidea dilatata Cox p. 42
1969Platymyoidea dilatata Cox et al. p. N843

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
RankNameAuthor
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
CardioniFerussac 1822
CardiidiaFerussac 1822
PoromyataRidewood 1903
orderPandoridaStewart 1930
superfamilyPandoroidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyLaternulidaeHedley 1918
genusPlatymyoidea
speciesdilatata(Agassiz 1838)

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.

Platymyoidea dilatata Agassiz 1838
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available