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Standella (Micromactra) surinamensis

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Mactridae

Taxonomy
Mactra (Micromactra) surinamensis was named by Altena (1968). It is extant.

It was recombined as Standella (Micromactra) surinamensis by Signorelli (2019).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Entered
by J. Marcot on 2026-04-20; modified by J. Marcot on 2026-04-20

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1968Mactra (Micromactra) surinamensis Altena
1998Micromactra miskito Petuch p. 40
2019Standella (Micromactra) surinamensis Signorelli p. 65

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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
genusStandellaGray 1853
subgenusMicromactra(Dall 1894)
speciessurinamensis(Altena 1968)

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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Invalid names: Micromactra miskito Petuch 1998 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: facultatively mobileg
Life habit: infaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-09-09 14:11:43
Modified: 2009-09-09 16:11:43
Source: g = genus, c = class
References: Sanchez Roig 1926, Aberhan et al. 2004
Collections
No collection or age range data are available