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Ensis macha

Bivalvia - Solenida - Pharidae

Taxonomy
Solen macha was named by Molina (1782) [DISTRIBUTION: Recent; Chile.]. It is extant.

It was recombined as Ensis macha by Frassinetti (1997) and Nielson and Valdovinos (2008).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
E. hausmanni

Synonyms
  • Solen gladiolus was named by Gray (1839) [DISTRIBUTION: Recent; Chile.]. It is extant.

    It was synonymized subjectively with Solen macha by Dall (1909); it was synonymized subjectively with Ensis macha by Nielson and Valdovinos (2008).
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1782Solen macha Molina
1839Solen gladiolus Gray
1997Ensis macha Frassinetti p. 72
2008Ensis macha Nielson and Valdovinos p. 206

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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
—CardiidiaFerussac 1822
—SolenataDall 1889
orderSolenidaDall 1889
superfamilySolenoidea(Lamarck 1809)
familyPharidaeAdams and A 1858
genusEnsisSchumacher 1817
speciesmacha(Molina 1782)

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.

Ensis macha Molina 1782
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Invalid names: Solen gladiolus Gray 1839 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available