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Rexithaerus secta (white sandclam)

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Tellinidae

Taxonomy
Tellina secta was named by Conrad (1837). It is extant.

It was recombined as Macoma secta by Ashley (1895), Valentine (1956); it was recombined as Macoma (Rexithaerus) secta by Coan et al. (2000), Moore (2003); it was recombined as Rexithaerus secta by Hendy (2021).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Entered
by A. Hendy on 2010-06-14

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1837Tellina secta Conrad p. 257
1860Macoma secta edulis Carpenter p. 2
1888Macoma edulis Cooper
1895Macoma secta Ashley p. 344
1956Macoma secta Valentine
2000Macoma (Rexithaerus) secta Coan et al. p. 417
2003Macoma (Rexithaerus) secta Moore figs. plate 6, figure 8
2021Rexithaerus secta 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
genusRexithaerusLeach 1819
speciessecta(Conrad 1837)

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.

Rexithaerus secta Conrad 1837 [white sandclam]
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Invalid names: Macoma edulis Carpenter 1860 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available