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Macoma (Macoma) crassula

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Tellinidae

Taxonomy
Tellina crassula was named by Deshayes (1855). It is extant.

It was recombined as Tellina (Macoma) crassula by Johnstrup (1882); it was recombined as Macoma (Macoma) crassula by Coan et al. (2000).

Entered
by A. Hendy on 2017-11-05

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1855Tellina crassula Deshayes p. 354
1882Tellina (Macoma) crassula Johnstrup p. 2
2000Macoma (Macoma) crassula Coan et al. p. 409

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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
speciescrassula(Deshayes 1855)

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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Diagnosis
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