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Scalaricardita compacta

Bivalvia - Carditida - Carditidae

Taxonomy
Cardita compacta was named by Tate (1886) [TYPE LOCALITY: Muddy Creek, Australia (Miocene)].

It was recombined as Scalaricardita compacta by Darragh (1970).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1886Cardita compacta Tate p. 151 figs. pl. 2, fig. 13
1970Scalaricardita compacta Darragh p. 133

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
—Eubivalvia
RankNameAuthor
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
—CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
—CarditioniDall 1889
orderCarditida(Dall 1889)
superfamilyCrassatelloidea(Férussac 1822)
familyCarditidaeFleming 1820
genusScalaricarditaConrad 1867
speciescompacta()

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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