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Stereomactra abscissa

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Mactridae

Taxonomy
Schizodesma abscissa was named by Gabb (1866).

It was recombined as Spisula (Hemimactra) abscissa by Packard (1916); it was recombined as Spisula (Stereomactra) abscissa by Stewart (1930); it was recombined as Stereomactra abscissa by Moore (2003).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1866Schizodesma abscissa Gabb p. 20 figs. pi. 4, figs. 34 and 34a
1916Spisula (Hemimactra) abscissa Packard p. 289 figs. Plate 23, figure 4, and plate 24, figure 2
1930Spisula (Stereomactra) abscissa Stewart pp. 210 - 211 figs. Plate 16, fig;. 6
2003Stereomactra abscissa Moore figs. Plate 12, figures 1, 6

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
CardioniFerussac 1822
RankNameAuthor
CardiidiaFerussac 1822
CardiataFerussac 1822
superorderCardiiformiiFerussac 1822
orderCardiidaFerussac 1822
suborderCardiidinaFerussac 1822
Veneroidei(Gray 1854)
VeneroiteiGray 1854
superfamilyMactroidea(Lamarck 1809)
familyMactridaeLamarck 1809
subfamilyMactrinaeLamarck 1809
genusStereomactra
speciesabscissa()

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.

Stereomactra abscissa Gabb 1866
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: facultatively mobilef
Life habit: infaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-09-09 13:48:47
Modified: 2009-09-09 15:48:47
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Sanchez Roig 1926
Collections
No collection or age range data are available