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Hiatella arctica

Bivalvia - Hiatellida - Hiatellidae

Taxonomy
Mya arctica was named by Linnaeus (1767) [DISTRIBUTION: Cenozoic-Recent; Cosmopolitan.]. It is extant.

It was recombined as Saxicava arctica by Glenn (1904); it was recombined as Hiatella (Hiatella) arctica by Freneix et al. (1988) and Moths et al. (2010); it was recombined as Hiatella arctica by Abbott (1974), Bosselaers et al. (2004) and Hendy (2020).

Synonyms
  • Mytilus rugosus was named by Linnaeus (1767) [DISTRIBUTION: Pleistocene-Recent; Northern Atlantic.]. It is extant.

    It was recombined as Hiatella rugosa by Spencer (1966); it was synonymized subjectively with Hiatella arctica by Coan et al. (2000).
  • Mytilus pholadis was named by Linnaeus (1771). It is extant.

    It was recombined as Saxicava pholadis by MacNeil (1957); it was synonymized subjectively with Hiatella arctica by Hendy (2020).
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1767Mytilus rugosus Linnaeus
1767Mya arctica Linnaeus p. 1113
1771Mytilus pholadis Linnaeus p. 548
1904Saxicava arctica Glenn p. 278
1957Saxicava pholadis MacNeil
1966Hiatella rugosa Spencer
1974Hiatella arctica Abbott
1988Hiatella (Hiatella) arctica Freneix et al. p. 441
2004Hiatella arctica Bosselaers et al. p. 31
2010Hiatella (Hiatella) arctica Moths et al. p. 16
2020Hiatella arctica Hendy

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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
CardiidiaFerussac 1822
SolenataDall 1889
orderHiatellida
superfamilyHiatelloidea(Gray 1824)
familyHiatellidaeGray 1824
genusHiatellaDaudin 1801
speciesarctica(Linnaeus 1767)

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.

Hiatella arctica Linnaeus 1767
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Invalid names: Hiatella rugosa Linnaeus 1767 [synonym], Mytilus pholadis Linnaeus 1771 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available