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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).
It was recombined as Mactra (Mactrodesma) fragilis by Gardner (1943); it was recombined as Mactrotoma fragilis by Coan and Valentich-Scott (2012).
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1792 | Mactra fragilis Gmelin |
1943 | Mactra (Mactrodesma) fragilis Gardner |
2012 | Mactrotoma fragilis Coan and Valentich-Scott p. 549 |
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Mactrotoma fragilis Gmelin 1792
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available