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Macoma (Macoma) moesta

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Tellinidae

Taxonomy
Tellina moesta was named by Deshayes (1855) [DISTRIBUTION: Pleistocene-Recent; Arctic.]. It is extant.

It was recombined as Tellina (Macoma) moesta by Johnstrup (1882); it was recombined as Macoma moesta by Simonarson et al. (1998); it was recombined as Macoma (Macoma) moesta by Coan et al. (2000).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1855Tellina moesta Deshayes
1882Tellina (Macoma) moesta Johnstrup p. 8
1998Macoma moesta Simonarson et al.
2000Macoma (Macoma) moesta Coan et al. p. 411

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
RankNameAuthor
CardioniFerussac 1822
CardiidiaFerussac 1822
CardiataFerussac 1822
superorderCardiiformiiFerussac 1822
orderCardiidaFerussac 1822
suborderCardiidinaFerussac 1822
CardioideiFerussac 1822
superfamilyTellinoidea(Blainville 1814)
familyTellinidaeBlainville 1814
genusMacomaLeach 1819
subgenusMacomaLeach 1819
speciesmoesta(Deshayes 1855)

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.

Macoma (Macoma) moesta Deshayes 1855
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Diagnosis
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