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Pojetaconcha townleyi

Rostroconchia - Conocardiida - Bransoniidae

Taxonomy
Bransonia townleyi was named by Pojeta and Gilbert-Tomlinson (1977). It is not a trace fossil. Its type locality is Locality 75. Shale at Zeehan Smelters Quarry, Zeehan, which is in an Eastonian transition zone/lower shoreface shale in the Gordon Limestone Formation of Australia.

It was recombined as Pojetaconcha townleyi by Waterhouse (1987) and Wagner (2023).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1977Bransonia townleyi Pojeta and Gilbert-Tomlinson
1987Pojetaconcha townleyi Waterhouse p. 188
2023Pojetaconcha townleyi Wagner p. 3015

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classRostroconchia
orderConocardiida()
superfamilyHippocardioideaPojeta and Runnegar 1976
familyBransoniidae
genusPojetaconcha
speciestownleyi()

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.

†Pojetaconcha townleyi Pojeta and Gilbert-Tomlinson 1977
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Diagnosis
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