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Myrtea (Myrtea) vicksburgensis

Bivalvia - Lucinida - Lucinidae

Taxonomy
Lucina vicksburgensis was named by Casey (1903) [DISTRIBUTION: Early Oligocene; Gulf Coastal Plain.]. Its type specimen is ANSP 994, a shell, and it is not a trace fossil.

It was recombined as Myrtea (Myrtea) vicksburgensis by Bretsky (1976) and Dockery (1982).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1903Lucina vicksburgensis Casey p. 263
1976Myrtea (Myrtea) vicksburgensis Bretsky p. 241
1982Myrtea (Myrtea) vicksburgensis Dockery p. 58

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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
LucinidiaGray 1854
orderLucinida(Stoliczka 1871)
superfamilyLucinoideaFleming 1828
familyLucinidaeFleming 1828
genusMyrteaTurton 1822
subgenusMyrteaTurton 1822
speciesvicksburgensis(Casey 1903)

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.

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Diagnosis
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