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Crenella decussata

Bivalvia - Mytilida - Crenellidae

Taxonomy
Mytilus decussatus was named by Montagu (1808). It is not a trace fossil.

It was recombined as Crenella decussata by Woodring and Bramlette (1950), Moore (1983), Stilwell (1998), Coan et al. (2000) and Hendy (2021).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1808Mytilus decussatus Montagu
1853Nuculocardia divaricata d'Orbigny p. 311 figs. pl. 27, figs. 56-59
1907Crenella divaricata Ihering p. 277
1941Crenella ecuadoriana Pilsbry and Olsson
1950Crenella decussata Woodring and Bramlette
1958Crenella divaricata DuBar p. 162
1983Crenella decussata Moore p. A71 figs. Plate 18, figures 1, 2
1998Crenella decussata Stilwell p. 35
2000Crenella decussata Coan et al. p. 166
2021Crenella decussata Hendy

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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
familyCrenellidaeGray 1840
genusCrenellaBrown 1827
speciesdecussata(Montagu 1808)

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.

Crenella decussata Montagu 1808
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Invalid names: Crenella divaricata d'Orbigny 1853 [synonym], Crenella ecuadoriana Pilsbry and Olsson 1941 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available