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Myrtea (Myrteopsis)

Bivalvia - Lucinida - Lucinidae

Taxonomy
Myrteopsis was named by Sacco (1901) [Sepkoski's age data: T Mi].

It was reranked as Myrtaea (Myrteopsis) by Woodring (1925); it was reranked as Myrtea (Myrteopsis) by Cox et al. (1969).

It was assigned to Myrtaea by Woodring (1925); to Myrtea by Cox et al. (1969); and to Veneroida by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1901Myrteopsis Sacco p. 96
1925Myrtaea (Myrteopsis) Woodring p. 113
1969Myrtea (Myrteopsis) Cox et al. p. 499
2002Myrteopsis Sepkoski

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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
LucinidiaGray 1854
orderLucinida(Stoliczka 1871)
superfamilyLucinoideaFleming 1828
familyLucinidaeFleming 1828
genusMyrteaTurton 1822
subgenusMyrteopsis(Sacco 1901)

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.

Subg. †Myrtea (Myrteopsis) Sacco 1901
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Diagnosis
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