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Imoella obscura

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Aviculopectinidae

Taxonomy
Imoella obscura was named by Hoare et al. (1989). It is not a trace fossil. Its type locality is Loc. 1. USGS 14369. Road cut on se side US 65, 0.8 km sw of Peyton Creek Bridge, which is in a Serpukhovian offshore grainstone/shale in the Imo Formation of Arkansas.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1989Imoella obscura Hoare et al. p. 593 fig. 5.2–5.16

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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)
suborderAnomiidinaGray 1854
—AviculopectinoideiStarobogatov 1992
superfamilyAviculopectinoideaMeek and Hayden 1864
familyAviculopectinidae
genusImoella
speciesobscura

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.

†Imoella obscura Hoare et al. 1989
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Diagnosis
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