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Pteria hirundo

Bivalvia - Ostreida - Pteriidae

Taxonomy
Mytilus hirundo was named by Linnaeus (1758). It is extant. It is the type species of Pteria.

It was recombined as Pteria hirundo by Scopoli (1777), Spencer et al. (2004) and Coan and Valentich-Scott (2012).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1758Mytilus hirundo Linnaeus
1777Pteria hirundo Scopoli
2004Pteria hirundo Spencer et al.
2012Pteria hirundo Coan and Valentich-Scott p. 218

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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
specieshirundo(Linnaeus 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.

Pteria hirundo Linnaeus 1758
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Diagnosis
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