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Thracia (Ixartia) distorta

Bivalvia - Thraciida - Thraciidae

Taxonomy
Mya distorta was named by Montagu (1803). It is extant. It is the type species of Ixartia.

It was recombined as Thracia (Ixartia) distorta by Coan and Valentich-Scott (2012).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1803Mya distorta Montagu
2012Thracia (Ixartia) distorta Coan and Valentich-Scott p. 987

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
—Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
RankNameAuthor
—CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
—CardioniFerussac 1822
—CardiidiaFerussac 1822
—PoromyataRidewood 1903
orderThraciida
superfamilyThracioideaStoliczka 1870
familyThraciidaeStoliczka 1870
genusThraciaBlainville 1824
subgenusIxartia(Leach 1852)
speciesdistorta(Montagu 1803)

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: aragonitec
Locomotion: facultatively mobilef
Life habit: deep infaunalg
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-10-09 07:00:05
Modified: 2009-10-09 09:00:05
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Todd 2001
Collections
No collection or age range data are available