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Brachyodontes convolutus

Bivalvia - Mytilida - Mytilidae

Taxonomy
Septifer convolutus was named by von Koenen (1897). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Mungo River, between Mundame and Eliki, which is in a Turonian carbonate limestone/sandstone in the Mungo River Formation of Cameroon.

It was recombined as Brachyodontes convolutus by Dartevelle and Freneix (1957).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1897Septifer convolutus von Koenen p. 27 figs. Pl 3, figs 22,23
1957Brachyodontes convolutus Dartevelle and Freneix p. 48

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
RankNameAuthor
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassPteriomorphia(Beurlen 1944)
MytilomorphiFerussac 1822
orderMytilida(Rafinesque 1815)
superfamilyMytiloideaRafinesque 1815
familyMytilidaeRafinesque 1815
subfamilyMytilinaeRafinesque 1815
genusBrachyodontesSwainson 1840
speciesconvolutus()

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.

Brachyodontes convolutus von Koenen 1897
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Diagnosis
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