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Taxonomy
Mactra arcuata was named by Sowerby (1817) [DISTRIBUTION: Pliocene; Northern Atlantic]. It is extant.
It was recombined as Spisula (Spisula) arcuata by Hendy (2007); it was recombined as Spisula arcuata by Hendy et al. (2008).
It was recombined as Spisula (Spisula) arcuata by Hendy (2007); it was recombined as Spisula arcuata by Hendy et al. (2008).
Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Mactra asperaeformis, Mactra polynyma, Mactra snatolensis, Mactra xenophonti, S. addicotti, S. albaria, S. albaria, S. albirupina, S. amekiensis, S. bisculpurtata, S. californica, S. catiliformis, S. chulgunensis, S. coosensis, S. cutirostrata, S. eugenense, S. funerata, S. hanniballi, S. inaequilateralis, S. incrassata, S. merriami, S. mississippiensis, S. modicella, S. ochotensis, S. onnechiuria, S. ovalis, S. packardi, S. rushi, S. solida, S. solidissima, S. subtruncata, S. tigilensis, S. trangulata, S. triangulata, S. aequilatera, S. aequilaterala, S. densa, S. dodona, S. modicella, S. modicella, S. grayana, S. longa, S. matleyi, S. onnechiuria, S. densata, S. evalensis, S. ezodensata, S. ikusaensis, S. panzana, S. sachalinensis, S. hauitaca, S. inaequilatera, S. subtruncata, S. couttsi
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1817 | Mactra arcuata Sowerby |
| 1850 | Mactra arcuata Wood p. 243 |
| 1879 | Mactra arcuata Wood p. 47 |
| 2007 | Spisula (Spisula) arcuata Hendy |
| 2008 | Spisula arcuata Hendy et al. |
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Spisula arcuata Sowerby 1817
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available