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Cardita protracta

Bivalvia - Carditida - Carditidae

Taxonomy
Carditamera protracta was named by Conrad (1843) [DISTRIBUTION: Miocene; Maryland]. It is not a trace fossil.

It was recombined as Cardita (Carditamera) protracta by Dall (1903); it was recombined as Cardita protracta by d'Orbigny (1857), Glenn (1904).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1843Carditamera protracta Conrad p. 305
1845Carditamera protracta Conrad p. 65
1857Cardita protracta d'Orbigny p. 114
1903Cardita (Carditamera) protracta Dall p. 1414
1904Cardita protracta Glenn p. 343

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
—Eubivalvia
RankNameAuthor
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
—CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
—CarditioniDall 1889
orderCarditida(Dall 1889)
superfamilyCrassatelloidea(Férussac 1822)
familyCarditidaeFleming 1820
genusCarditaBruguière 1792
speciesprotracta(Conrad 1843)

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.

†Cardita protracta Conrad 1843
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available