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Mesodesma deauratum
Taxonomy
Mactra deaurata was named by Turton (1822) [DISTRIBUTION: Pleistocene-Recent; Western Atlantic.]. It is extant.
It was recombined as Mesodesma deaurata by Richards (1962); it was recombined as Mesodesma deauratum by Hendy et al. (2008).
It was recombined as Mesodesma deaurata by Richards (1962); it was recombined as Mesodesma deauratum by Hendy et al. (2008).
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1822 | Mactra deaurata Turton |
1850 | Mactra deaurata Wood p. 249 |
1962 | Mesodesma deaurata Richards |
2008 | Mesodesma deauratum Hendy et al. |
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Mesodesma deauratum Turton 1822
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available