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Macoma (Macoma) praetenuis

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Tellinidae

Taxonomy
Tellina praetenuis was named by Leathes in Woodward (1830). It is extant.

It was recombined as Macoma (Macoma) praetenuis by Hendy (2007).

Entered
by A. Hendy on 2009-03-05; modified by A. Hendy on 2013-04-30

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1830Tellina praetenuis Leathes in Woodward
1833Tellina praetenuis Leach in Woodward
1850Tellina praetenuis Wood p. 230
2007Macoma (Macoma) praetenuis Hendy

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
RankNameAuthor
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
EuheterodontaGiribet and Distel 2003
superorderImparidentiaBieler 2014
orderCardiidaFerussac 1822
superfamilyTellinoidea(Blainville 1814)
familyTellinidaeBlainville 1814
genusMacomaLeach 1819
subgenusMacomaLeach 1819
speciespraetenuis(Leathes in Woodward 1830)

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.

Macoma (Macoma) praetenuis Leathes in Woodward 1830
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available