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Leptomactra curtidens

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Mactridae

Taxonomy
Spisula (Hemimactra) curtidens was named by Dall (1898).

It was recombined as Leptomactra curtidens by Ward (1992).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1898Spisula (Hemimactra) curtidens Dall p. 898 figs. Plate XXVII, Figs, 2, 24
1904Spisula (Hemimactra) curtidens Glenn p. 288
1904Spisula (Hemimactra) chesapeakensis Glenn p. 290
1992Leptomactra curtidens Ward p. 93

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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)
VeneroiteiGray 1854
superfamilyMactroidea(Lamarck 1809)
familyMactridaeLamarck 1809
genusLeptomactra
speciescurtidens(Dall 1898)

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.

Leptomactra curtidens Dall 1898
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Invalid names: Spisula (Hemimactra) chesapeakensis Glenn 1904 [synonym]
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
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