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Mesodesma mariana

Bivalvia - Venerida - Mesodesmatidae

Taxonomy
Mesodesma mariana was named by Glenn (1904).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
M. antiqua, M. donacina, M. glabrata, M. nitida, M. singleyi, M. striatum
Entered
by M. Uhen on 2007-04-20

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1904Mesodesma mariana Glenn p. 285 figs. Plate LXIX, Figs. 1-3

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
RankNameAuthor
—EuheterodontaGiribet and Distel 2003
superorderImparidentiaBieler 2014
—NeoheterodonteiTaylor et al. 2007
orderVenerida(Gray 1854)
superfamilyMactroidea(Lamarck 1809)
familyMesodesmatidaeGray 1840
subfamilyMesodesmatinaeGray 1840
genusMesodesmaDeshayes
speciesmariana

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.

†Mesodesma mariana Glenn 1904
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: facultatively mobilesuperf
Life habit: infaunalsuperf
Diet: suspension feedersuperf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-09-09 13:48:54
Modified: 2009-09-09 15:48:54
Source: superf = superfamily, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Sanchez Roig 1926
Collections
No collection or age range data are available