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Sphenotus

Bivalvia - Grammysiidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1884Sphenotus Hall
1962Sphenotus Easton p. 97
1986Sphenotus Pojeta et al. pp. 85 - 86

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
RankNameAuthor
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
CardioniFerussac 1822
CardiidiaFerussac 1822
superfamilyGrammysioideaMiller 1877
familyGrammysiidaeMiller 1877
genusSphenotus

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.

G. †Sphenotus Hall 1884
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Sphenotus aeolus Hall and Whitfield 1869
Sphenotus altidorsatus Easton 1962
Sphenotus branneri Girty 1910
Sphenotus cataractes Reed 1944
Sphenotus cherokeense Snider 1915
Sphenotus dubius Girty 1910
Sphenotus gibsonense Snider 1915
Sphenotus hicksii Whidborne 1896
Sphenotus meslerianus Girty 1910
Sphenotus monroensis Worthen 1884
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Invalid names: Sanguinolites acutiliratus Croneis 1930 [synonym], Sphenotus vulgaris Croneis 1930 [synonym]
Sphenotus oklahomense Snider 1915
Sphenotus pisinnus Hoare et al. 1989
Sphenotus quadriplicatum Snider 1915
Sphenotus solenoides Hall 1870
Sphenotus tentoriolus Chronic 1949
Sphenotus tiogensis McAlester 1962
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
J., Jr. Pojeta et al. 1986Grammysiids having one or more radial ribs dorsal to the posteroumbonal ridge and fine Comarginal ornament anterior to the ridge.