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Taxonomy
Mactra compressa was named by Deshayes (1832) [DISTRIBUTION: Eocene; western Europe.]. It is not a trace fossil.
It was recombined as Spisula compressa by Tracey et al (1995); it was recombined as Spisula (Austromactra) compressa by Pacaud and Le Renard (1995) and Le Renard and Pacaud (1995).
It was recombined as Spisula compressa by Tracey et al (1995); it was recombined as Spisula (Austromactra) compressa by Pacaud and Le Renard (1995) and Le Renard and Pacaud (1995).
Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1832 | Mactra compressa Deshayes p. 399 |
1995 | Spisula (Austromactra) compressa Le Renard and Pacaud p. 69 |
1995 | Spisula (Austromactra) compressa Pacaud and Le Renard |
1995 | Spisula compressa Tracey et al. |
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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.
†Spisula compressa Deshayes 1832
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available