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Lithophaga cordata

Bivalvia - Mytilida - Mytilidae

Taxonomy
Modiola cordata was named by Lamarck (1807) [DISTRIBUTION: Early Oligocene; western Europe, Bahrain.]. It is not a trace fossil.

It was recombined as Lithodomus cordatus by Fuchs (1870); it was recombined as Lithophagus cordatus by Frauscher (1886); it was recombined as Lithophaga cordata by Cox (1936).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1807Modiola cordata Lamarck p. 237 figs. pl. 18, fig. 2
1870Lithodomus cordatus Fuchs p. 168
1886Lithophagus cordatus Frauscher p. 118
1936Lithophaga cordata Cox p. 35

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
RankNameAuthor
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassPteriomorphia(Beurlen 1944)
MytilomorphiFerussac 1822
orderMytilida(Rafinesque 1815)
superfamilyMytiloideaRafinesque 1815
familyMytilidaeRafinesque 1815
genusLithophagaRöding 1798
speciescordata(Lamarck 1807)

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.

Lithophaga cordata Lamarck 1807
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Diagnosis
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