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Macrocallista tecolotensis

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae

Taxonomy
Macrocallista tecolotensis was named by Hanna (1927). Its type specimen is UCMP 31084 and is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Callista tecolotensis by Givens and Kennedy (1979).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1927Macrocallista tecolotensis Hanna p. 287 figs. Plate 38, figures 2, 4, 5, 6, and 13
1979Callista tecolotensis Givens and Kennedy p. 87

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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
superfamilyVeneroidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyVeneridaeRafinesque 1815
genusMacrocallistaMeek 1876
speciestecolotensis

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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Diagnosis
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