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Mactrotoma fragilis

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Mactridae

Taxonomy
Mactra fragilis was named by Gmelin (1792). It is extant. It is the type species of Mactrotoma.

It was recombined as Mactra (Mactrodesma) fragilis by Gardner (1943); it was recombined as Mactrotoma fragilis by Coan and Valentich-Scott (2012).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1792Mactra fragilis Gmelin
1943Mactra (Mactrodesma) fragilis Gardner
2012Mactrotoma fragilis Coan and Valentich-Scott p. 549

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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
Veneroidei(Gray 1854)
VeneroiteiGray 1854
superfamilyMactroidea(Lamarck 1809)
familyMactridaeLamarck 1809
genusMactrotomaDall 1894
speciesfragilis(Gmelin 1792)

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.

Mactrotoma fragilis Gmelin 1792
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available