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Taxonomy
Mactra solidissima was named by Dilwyn (1817) [DISTRIBUTION: Pleistocene-Recent; Maine-Gulf of Mexico. TYPE: Holotype missing.]. It is extant.
It was recombined as Spisula (Hemimactra) solidissima by Dall (1898); it was recombined as Spisula solidissima by Abbott (1954), Richards (1962), Castagna and Chanley (1973) and Spencer and Campbell (1987); it was recombined as Hemimactra solidissima by Hendy et al. (2008).
It was recombined as Spisula (Hemimactra) solidissima by Dall (1898); it was recombined as Spisula solidissima by Abbott (1954), Richards (1962), Castagna and Chanley (1973) and Spencer and Campbell (1987); it was recombined as Hemimactra solidissima by Hendy et al. (2008).
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1817 | Mactra solidissima Dilwyn p. 140 |
| 1822 | Mactra similis Say |
| 1860 | Mactra similis Holmes p. 39 |
| 1898 | Spisula (Hemimactra) solidissima Dall p. 878 |
| 1954 | Spisula solidissima Abbott p. 446 |
| 1962 | Spisula similis DuBar |
| 1962 | Spisula solidissima Richards p. 69 |
| 1973 | Spisula solidissima Castagna and Chanley pp. 80-81 |
| 1987 | Spisula solidissima Spencer and Campbell |
| 2008 | Hemimactra solidissima Hendy et al. |
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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.
Hemimactra solidissima Dilwyn 1817
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Invalid names: Mactra similis Say 1822 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available