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Yonginella amica

Bivalvia - Cyrtodontida - Cyrtodontidae

Taxonomy
Yonginella amica was named by Liljedahl (1992). Its type specimen is RMMO 158276, a shell (left valve), and it is not a trace fossil. Its type locality is Linde klint hill, 1200 meters northwest of Linde church, Othem Parrish, which is in a Ludfordian reef, buildup or bioherm reef rocks/limestone in the Hemse Beds Formation of Sweden. It is the type species of Yonginella.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1992Yonginella amica Liljedahl pp. 211 - 212 figs. 1-2
2023Yonginella amica Wagner p. 3331

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
—Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
RankNameAuthor
infraclassPteriomorphia(Beurlen 1944)
—OstreomorphiFerussac 1822
—ArcioniGray 1854
orderCyrtodontidaScarlato and Starobogatov 1971
—CyrtodontidinaScarlato and Starobogatov 1971
superfamilyCyrtodontoidea(Ulrich 1894)
familyCyrtodontidae
genusYonginella
speciesamica

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.

†Yonginella amica Liljedahl 1992
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available