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Acila (Acila) isthmica

Bivalvia - Nuculida - Nuculidae

Taxonomy
Nucula (Acila) isthmica was named by Brown and Pilsbry (1911) [DISTRIBUTION: Late Oligocene-Late Miocene; Caribbean. TYPE: Holotype lost.]. Its type specimen is ANSP 1742, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Acila isthmica by Olsson (1942); it was recombined as Acila (Acila) isthmica by Schenck (1936) and Woodring (1973).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1911Nucula (Acila) isthmica Brown and Pilsbry p. 361 figs. pl. 27, figs. 11, 12
1936Acila (Acila) isthmica Schenck p. 87
1942Acila isthmica Olsson p. 25
1973Acila (Acila) isthmica Woodring p. 489

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
RankNameAuthor
subclassProtobranchia(Pelseneer 1889)
superorderNuculiformiiDall 1889
orderNuculida(Dall 1889)
superfamilyNuculoidea(Gray 1824)
familyNuculidaeGray 1824
genusAcilaAdams and Adams 1858
subgenusAcilaAdams and Adams 1858
speciesisthmica()

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.

Acila (Acila) isthmica Brown and Pilsbry 1911
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Diagnosis
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