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Pteria nasuta

Bivalvia - Ostreida - Pteriidae

Taxonomy
Avicula nasuta was named by Tate (1886) [TYPE LOCALITY: Adelaide bore, Kent Town, South Australia].

It was recombined as Pteria nasuta by Darragh (1970).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1886Avicula nasuta Tate p. 121 figs. pl. 11, fig. 11
1970Pteria nasuta Darragh p. 143

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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
superfamilyPterioideaGray 1847
familyPteriidaeGray 1847
genusPteriaScopoli 1777
speciesnasuta()

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.

Pteria nasuta Tate 1886
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Diagnosis
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