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Macoma (Macoma) virginiana

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Tellinidae

Taxonomy
Macoma virginiana was named by Conrad (1866) [DISTRIBUTION: Early Pliocene; Atlantic Coastal Plain.]. It is not a trace fossil.

It was recombined as Macoma (Macoma) virginiana by Hendy et al. (2008).

Entered
by A. Hendy on 2007-02-25

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1866Macoma virginiana Conrad p. 76
1943Macoma virginiana Gardner p. 98
2008Macoma (Macoma) virginiana Hendy et al.

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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
speciesvirginiana(Conrad 1866)

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
No diagnoses are available