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Montacuta dalli

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Montacutidae

Taxonomy
Montacuta dalli was named by Cossman (1893).

It was recombined as Bornia dalli by Harris (1919).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
M. caecilia

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1893Montacuta dalli Cossman
1919Bornia dalli Harris p. 108

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
—Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
—CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
RankNameAuthor
—CardioniFerussac 1822
—CardiidiaFerussac 1822
—CardiataFerussac 1822
superorderCardiiformiiFerussac 1822
orderCardiidaFerussac 1822
suborderCardiidinaFerussac 1822
—Veneroidei(Gray 1854)
superfamilyLeptonoidea(Gray 1847)
familyMontacutidaeClark 1855
genusMontacutaTurton 1822
speciesdalliCossman 1893

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.

†Montacuta dalli Cossman 1893
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: stationaryf
Life habit: infaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-08-17 20:31:22
Modified: 2009-08-17 22:31:22
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Eames 1951, Aberhan et al. 2004
Collections
No collection or age range data are available