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Axinactis

Bivalvia - Arcida - Glycymerididae

Taxonomy
Axinactis was named by Mörch (1861). It is extant.

It was reranked as Glycymeris (Axinactis) by Keen (1971).

It was assigned to Glycymeris by Keen (1971); to Glycymeridinae by Vokes (1980); and to Glycymerididae by Todd (2001).

Species
A. (Axinactis), A. (Glycymerella), Glycymeris (Axinactis) inaequalis
Species lacking formal opinion data
A. carbasina, A. longior, A. tumefactus, A. undata
Entered
by A. Hendy on 2006-11-14

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1861Axinactis Mörch p. 203
1971Glycymeris (Axinactis) Keen p. 55
1980Axinactis Vokes p. 20
2001Axinactis Todd

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classBivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassPteriomorphia(Beurlen 1944)
orderArcida(Stoliczka 1871)
superfamilyArcoidea(Lamarck 1809)
familyGlycymerididaeNewton 1922
genusAxinactisMörch 1861

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.

G. Axinactis Mörch 1861
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Subg. Axinactis (Axinactis) Mörch 1861
Subg. Axinactis (Glycymerella) Woodring 1925
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available