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Spisula (Austromactra) recondita

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Mactridae

Taxonomy
Mactra recondita was named by Deshayes (1857) [DISTRIBUTION: Paleogene; Paris Basin.]. It is not a trace fossil.

It was recombined as Spisula (Austromactra) recondita by Le Renard and Pacaud (1995).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1857Mactra recondita Deshayes pp. 290-291 figs. pl. 18, fig. 22-25
1995Spisula (Austromactra) recondita Le Renard and Pacaud p. 69

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
CardioniFerussac 1822
RankNameAuthor
CardiidiaFerussac 1822
CardiataFerussac 1822
superorderCardiiformiiFerussac 1822
orderCardiidaFerussac 1822
suborderCardiidinaFerussac 1822
Veneroidei(Gray 1854)
VeneroiteiGray 1854
superfamilyMactroidea(Lamarck 1809)
familyMactridaeLamarck 1809
genusSpisulaGray 1837
subgenusAustromactra(Iredale 1930)
speciesrecondita()

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
No diagnoses are available