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Tagelus (Mesopleura) divisus

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Solecurtidae

Taxonomy
Solen divisus was named by Spengler (1794). It is extant. It is the type species of Mesopleura.

It was recombined as Tagelus (Mesopleura) divisus by Woodring (1982).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
T. gratus, T. whitei

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1794Solen bidentatus Spengler
1794Solen divisus Spengler
1982Tagelus (Mesopleura) divisus Woodring p. 675

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
—Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
—CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
RankNameAuthor
—CardioniFerussac 1822
—CardiidiaFerussac 1822
—CardiataFerussac 1822
superorderCardiiformiiFerussac 1822
orderCardiidaFerussac 1822
suborderCardiidinaFerussac 1822
—CardioideiFerussac 1822
superfamilyTellinoidea(Blainville 1814)
familySolecurtidaed'Orbigny 1846
genusTagelusGray 1847
subgenusMesopleura
speciesdivisus(Spengler 1794)

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.

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Invalid names: Solen bidentatus Spengler 1794 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available