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Melaxinaea pectiniformis

Bivalvia - Arcida - Glycymerididae

Taxonomy
Pectunculus pectiniformis was named by Lamarck (1819) [DISTRIBUTION: Miocene-Pliocene; Indonesia.]. It is not a trace fossil.

It was recombined as Melaxinaea pectiniformis by Skwarko (1994).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1819Pectunculus pectiniformis Lamarck p. 237 figs. pl. 12, fig, 241
1994Melaxinaea pectiniformis Skwarko p. e12

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
RankNameAuthor
infraclassPteriomorphia(Beurlen 1944)
OstreomorphiFerussac 1822
ArcioniGray 1854
orderArcida(Stoliczka 1871)
superfamilyArcoidea(Lamarck 1809)
familyGlycymerididaeNewton 1922
subfamilyGlycymeridinaeNewton 1922
genusMelaxinaeaIredale 1930
speciespectiniformis(Lamarck 1819)

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.

Melaxinaea pectiniformis Lamarck 1819
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Diagnosis
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