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Purpurocardia lillei

Bivalvia - Carditida - Carditidae

Taxonomy
Venericardia lillei was named by Fleming (1943) [DISTRIBUTION: Early-mid-Pliocene; New Zealand]. It is not a trace fossil.

It was recombined as Venericardia (Venericardia) lillei by Fleming (1966); it was recombined as Purpurocardia lillei by Beu et al. (1990).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1943Venericardia lillei Fleming
1966Venericardia (Venericardia) lillei Fleming p. 24
1990Purpurocardia lillei Beu et al. p. 398

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
RankNameAuthor
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
CarditioniDall 1889
orderCarditida(Dall 1889)
superfamilyCrassatelloidea(FĂ©russac 1822)
familyCarditidaeFleming 1820
subfamilyVenericardiinaeChavan 1969
genusPurpurocardiaMaxwell 1969
specieslillei(Fleming 1943)

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.

Purpurocardia lillei Fleming 1943
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Diagnosis
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