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Myonia compacta

Bivalvia - Sanguinolitidae

Taxonomy
Myonia compacta was named by Waterhouse (1969). It is not extant. Its type specimen is TM 3808. Its type locality is GS3616, Productus Creek, Letham Burn (D44/f9478), which is in a Wordian marine horizon in the Mangarewa Formation of New Zealand.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1969Myonia compacta Waterhouse p. 65 figs. pl. 14, fig. 2
1980Myonia compacta Waterhouse p. 126 fig. 9.3,9.7,9.8

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
RankNameAuthor
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
CardioniFerussac 1822
CardiidiaFerussac 1822
superfamilyGrammysioideaMiller 1877
familySanguinolitidaeMiller 1877
subfamilyVacunellinae(Astafieva-Urbajtis 1973)
genusMyonia
speciescompacta

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.

Myonia compacta Waterhouse 1969
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Diagnosis
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