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Myrtaea (Levimyrtaea) inconspicua

Bivalvia - Lucinida - Lucinidae

Taxonomy
Myrtaea (Levimyrtaea) inconspicua was named by Olsson (1964). Its type specimen is USNM 643812, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil. It is the type species of Myrtaea (Levimyrtaea).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1964Myrtaea (Levimyrtaea) inconspicua Olsson p. 51 figs. pl. 7, figs. 6, 6a

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
RankNameAuthor
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
CardioniFerussac 1822
LucinidiaGray 1854
orderLucinida(Stoliczka 1871)
superfamilyLucinoideaFleming 1828
familyLucinidaeFleming 1828
genusMyrtaeaTurton 1822
subgenusLevimyrtaea
speciesinconspicua

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
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Locomotion: facultatively mobileg
Life habit: infaunalg
Diet: photosymbioticg
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-09-09 14:00:52
Modified: 2009-09-09 16:02:49
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class
References: Sanchez Roig 1926, Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004
Collections
No collection or age range data are available