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Tellina (Merisca) cristallina

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Tellinidae

Taxonomy
Tellina cristallina was named by Spengler (1798). It is extant.

It was recombined as Tellina (Merisca) crystallina by Maury (1917); it was recombined as Tellina (Arcopagia) crystallina by Olsson (1922); it was recombined as Tellina (Merisca) cristallina by Weisbord (1964) and Woodring (1982).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1798Tellina cristallina Spengler p. 113
1917Tellina (Merisca) crystallina Maury p. 223
1917Tellina errati Pilsbry and Johnson p. 201
1922Tellina (Arcopagia) crystallina Olsson p. 249
1961Merisca rhynchoscuta Olsson p. 382 figs. pl. 70, figs. 3-3b
1964Tellina (Merisca) cristallina Weisbord p. 343
1982Tellina (Merisca) cristallina Woodring p. 659

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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
CardioideiFerussac 1822
superfamilyTellinoidea(Blainville 1814)
familyTellinidaeBlainville 1814
genusTellina(Dall 1900)
subgenusMerisca
speciescristallina(Spengler 1798)

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.

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Invalid names: Merisca rhynchoscuta Olsson 1961 [synonym], Tellina errati Pilsbry and Johnson 1917 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available