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Mesodesma arctatum

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Mesodesmatidae

Taxonomy
Mactra arctata was named by Conrad (1831) [DISTRIBUTION: Pleistocene-Recent; Western Atlantic.]. It is extant.

It was recombined as Mesodesma arctatum by Hendy et al. (2008).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1831Mactra arctata Conrad p. 257 figs. pl. 11, fig. 1
2008Mesodesma arctatum Hendy et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
CardioniFerussac 1822
RankNameAuthor
CardiidiaFerussac 1822
CardiataFerussac 1822
superorderCardiiformiiFerussac 1822
orderCardiidaFerussac 1822
suborderCardiidinaFerussac 1822
Veneroidei(Gray 1854)
VeneroiteiGray 1854
superfamilyMactroidea(Lamarck 1809)
familyMesodesmatidaeGray 1840
subfamilyMesodesmatinaeGray 1840
genusMesodesmaDeshayes
speciesarctatum(Conrad 1831)

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.

Mesodesma arctatum Conrad 1831
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available