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Spondylus gaederopus

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Spondylidae

Taxonomy
Spondylus gaederopus was named by Linnaeus (1758). It is extant. It is the type species of Spondylus.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1758Spondylus gaederopus Linnaeus
1818Spondylus gaederopus Schmidt
1965Spondylus gaederopus Jung p. 440
1990Spondylus gaederopus Squires and Demetrion p. 385
1998Spondylus gaederopus Stilwell p. 44
2012Spondylus gaederopus Coan and Valentich-Scott p. 306

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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
orderPectinida(Gray 1854)
suborderPectinidina(Adams and Adams 1858)
superfamilyPectinoideaRafinesque 1815
—PectinoidaeRafinesque 1815
familySpondylidaeGray 1826
genusSpondylusLinnaeus 1758
speciesgaederopusLinnaeus 1758

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.

Spondylus gaederopus Linnaeus 1758
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Diagnosis
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