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Sacella atakta

Bivalvia - Nuculanida - Nuculanidae

Taxonomy
Leda atakta was named by Gardner (1927) [DISTRIBUTION: Eocene; Gulf Coastal Plain.]. It is extant. Its type specimen is USNM 369241, a shell.

It was recombined as Sacella atakta by Gardner (1945).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1927Leda atakta Gardner p. 364
1945Sacella atakta Gardner p. 48

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
RankNameAuthor
—Eubivalvia
subclassProtobranchia(Pelseneer 1889)
superorderNuculaniformiiCarter et al. 2000
orderNuculanida(Carter et al. 2000)
superfamilyNuculanoideaAdams and Adams 1858
familyNuculanidaeAdams and Adams 1858
genusSacellaWoodring 1925
speciesatakta(Gardner 1927)

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.

Sacella atakta Gardner 1927
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Diagnosis
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