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Tagelus politus

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Solecurtidae

Taxonomy
Solecurtus politus was named by Carpenter (1857). It is extant.

It was recombined as Tagelus politus by Coan and Valentich-Scott (2012).

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

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1857Solecurtus politus Carpenter p. 245
1862Solecurtus nitidissima Dunker p. 426
1951Tagelus (Mesopleura) bourgeoisae Hertlein p. 73
2012Tagelus politus Coan and Valentich-Scott p. 734

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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
speciespolitus(Carpenter 1857)

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.

Tagelus politus Carpenter 1857
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Invalid names: Solecurtus nitidissima Dunker 1862 [synonym], Tagelus (Mesopleura) bourgeoisae Hertlein 1951 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available