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Taxonomy
Mactra (Mactra) was named by Linnaeus (1767). It is extant.
It was assigned to Mactra by Linnaeus (1758), Oostingh (1935), da Silva Forti (1969).
It was assigned to Mactra by Linnaeus (1758), Oostingh (1935), da Silva Forti (1969).
Species lacking formal opinion data
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1758 | Mactra (Mactra) Linnaeus p. 1125 |
1767 | Mactra (Mactra) Linnaeus p. 1125 |
1935 | Mactra (Mactra) Oostingh p. 196 |
1969 | Mactra (Mactra) da Silva Forti p. 90 |
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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.
Subg. Mactra (Mactra) Linnaeus 1767
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Mactra (Mactra) glauca Born 1778
†Mactra (Mactra) protoreevesii Noetling 1901
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Sanchez Roig 1926 |
Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Early/Lower Miocene to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 23.04000 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 15.98 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 15.98 Ma
Collections (12 total)
Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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Early/Lower Miocene | India | Mactra protoreevesii (72084 76573 76574 78641) | |
Late/Upper Pliocene | United Kingdom (England) | Mactra glauca (84764 84796) | |
Piacenzian | Belgium | Mactra glauca (86804) | |
Gelasian | Belgium | Mactra glauca (86807) | |
Pleistocene | Japan | Mactra sulcataria (97028) | |
Middle Pleistocene - Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial) | Iran | Mactra chatina (164152) | |
Late/Upper Pleistocene | Netherlands | Mactra glauca (98201 227871) |