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Pleuromeris hectori

Bivalvia - Carditida - Carditidae

Taxonomy
Pleuromeris hectori was named by Powell (1938) [DISTRIBUTION: Late Pliocene; New Zealand]. It is not a trace fossil.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
P. cuneata, P. volkmanni, Venericardia leonensis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1938Pleuromeris hectori Powell
1966Pleuromeris hectori Fleming p. 24
1990Pleuromeris hectori Beu et al. p. 398

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
—Eubivalvia
RankNameAuthor
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
—CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
—CarditioniDall 1889
orderCarditida(Dall 1889)
superfamilyCrassatelloidea(Férussac 1822)
familyCarditidaeFleming 1820
genusPleuromerisConrad 1867
specieshectoriPowell 1938

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.

†Pleuromeris hectori Powell 1938
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available