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Pleuromeris waitotarana

Bivalvia - Carditida - Carditidae

Taxonomy
Pleuromeris waitotarana was named by Laws (1940) [DISTRIBUTION: Early Pliocene (Opoitian); North Island, New Zealand]. It is not a trace fossil.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1940Pleuromeris waitotarana Laws
1966Pleuromeris waitotarana Fleming p. 25
1990Pleuromeris waitotarana 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(FĂ©russac 1822)
familyCarditidaeFleming 1820
genusPleuromerisConrad 1867
specieswaitotaranaLaws 1940

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.

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Diagnosis
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