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Miltha (Miltha) meganosensis

Bivalvia - Lucinida - Lucinidae

Taxonomy
Phacoides meganosensis was named by Clark and Woodford (1927) [DISTRIBUTION: Paleocene; Pacific coast, North America.]. It is not a trace fossil.

It was recombined as Miltha (Miltha) meganosensis by Moore (1988).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
M. agilis, M. ocalana, M. bellardiana, M. consobrina, Phacoides pandatus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1927Phacoides meganosensis Clark and Woodford p. 93 figs. 15: 8-10
1988Miltha (Miltha) meganosensis Moore p. D19 figs. Plate 5, figures 6, 8, 9

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
—Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
RankNameAuthor
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
—CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
—CardioniFerussac 1822
—LucinidiaGray 1854
orderLucinida(Stoliczka 1871)
superfamilyLucinoideaFleming 1828
familyLucinidaeFleming 1828
genusMiltha(Adams and Adams 1857)
subgenusMilthaAdams and Adams 1857
speciesmeganosensis()

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.

†Miltha (Miltha) meganosensis Clark and Woodford 1927
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available