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Meekia (Mygallia) cuspidata

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Tancrediidae

Taxonomy
Periploma cuspidatum was named by Whiteaves (1884) [TYPE SPECIMEN: First syntype listed was used for dimensions.]. Its type specimen is CGS 4949, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Meekia (Mygallia) cuspidata by Saul and Popenoe (1962).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1884Periploma cuspidatum Whiteaves p. 220 figs. pl. 29, figs. 4, 4a, b
1962Meekia (Mygallia) cuspidata Saul and Popenoe p. 303

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
—Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
—CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
RankNameAuthor
—CardioniFerussac 1822
—CardiidiaFerussac 1822
—CardiataFerussac 1822
superorderCardiiformiiFerussac 1822
orderCardiidaFerussac 1822
suborderCardiidinaFerussac 1822
—CardioideiFerussac 1822
superfamilyTellinoidea(Blainville 1814)
familyTancrediidaeMeek 1864
genusMeekia
subgenusMygallia
speciescuspidata(Whiteaves 1884)

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.

†Meekia (Mygallia) cuspidata Whiteaves 1884
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Diagnosis
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