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Posidonia obliqua

Bivalvia - Ostreida - Posidoniidae

Taxonomy
Posidonomya obliqua was named by von Hauer (1875). It is not extant.

It was recombined as Posidonia obliqua by Kittl (1912).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1875Posidonomya obliqua von Hauer
1912Posidonia obliqua Kittl

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassPteriomorphia(Beurlen 1944)
RankNameAuthor
OstreomorphiFerussac 1822
OstreioniFerussac 1822
OstreataFerussac 1822
superorderOstreiformiiFerussac 1822
orderOstreida(FĂ«russac 1822)
suborderMalleidinaGray 1854
superfamilyPosidonioideaFrech 1909
familyPosidoniidaeFrech 1909
genusPosidoniaBronn 1828
speciesobliqua(von Hauer 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.

Posidonia obliqua von Hauer 1875
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available