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Harvella

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Mactridae

Taxonomy
Mactra (Harvella) was named by Gray (1853). It is extant.

It was Mactrella (Harvella) by Anderson (1929); it was reranked as Harvella by Olsson (1964), Woodring (1982) and Perrilliat (1992).

It was assigned to Mactra by Gray (1853); to Mactrella by Anderson (1929); and to Mactrinae by Olsson (1964), Woodring (1982) and Perrilliat (1992).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1853Mactra (Harvella) Gray
1929Mactrella (Harvella) Anderson p. 176
1964Harvella Olsson p. 64
1982Harvella Woodring p. 652
1992Harvella Perrilliat p. 11

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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
Veneroidei(Gray 1854)
VeneroiteiGray 1854
superfamilyMactroidea(Lamarck 1809)
familyMactridaeLamarck 1809
subfamilyMactrinaeLamarck 1809
genusHarvella(Gray 1853)

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.

G. Harvella Gray 1853
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Harvella elegans Sowerby 1825
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Invalid names: Harvella pacifica Conrad 1867 [synonym], Mactra (Harvella) sanctiblasii Maury 1925 [synonym], Mactra estrellana Olsson 1922 [synonym], Raeta maxima Li 1930 [synonym]
Harvella sincola Olsson 1922
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available