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Miltha chipolana

Bivalvia - Lucinida - Lucinidae

Taxonomy
Phacoides (Miltha) chipolanus was named by Dall (1903) [DISTRIBUTION: Early Miocene; Florida.]. Its type specimen is USNM 114712, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Miltha (Miltha) chipolana by Vokes (1969); it was recombined as Miltha chipolana by Mansfield (1940) and Woodring (1982).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1903Phacoides (Miltha) chipolanus Dall p. 1375 figs. pl. 51, fig. 11
1903Phacoides (Miltha) heracleus Dall p. 1376 figs. pl. 51, fig. 10
1917Phacoides (Miltha) smithwoodwardi Maury p. 368 figs. pl. 61, fig. 6
1940Miltha chipolana Mansfield p. 191
1947Phacoides (Miltha) chipolanus Gardner p. 111
1969Miltha (Miltha) chipolana Vokes p. 118
1982Miltha chipolana Woodring p. 619

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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
genusMiltha(Adams and Adams 1857)
specieschipolana(Dall 1903)

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.

Miltha chipolana Dall 1903
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Invalid names: Phacoides (Miltha) heracleus Dall 1903 [synonym], Phacoides (Miltha) smithwoodwardi Maury 1917 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available