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Macoma albaria

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Tellinidae

Taxonomy
Tellina albaria was named by Conrad (1849). Its type specimen is USNM 3614 (lectotype) and is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Macoma albaria by Moore (1963), Addicott (1976).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1849Tellina albaria Conrad
1963Macoma albaria Moore p. 80 figs. Plate 28, figures 8, 9, 12, 14; plate 29, figure 9
1976Macoma albaria Addicott p. 32

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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)
familyTellinidaeBlainville 1814
genusMacomaLeach 1819
speciesalbaria(Conrad 1849)

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 albaria Conrad 1849
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Diagnosis
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