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Rexithaerus expansa

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Tellinidae

Taxonomy
Macoma expansa was named by Carpenter (1864). It is extant.

It was recombined as Macoma (Rexithaerus) expansa by Coan et al. (2000); it was recombined as Rexithaerus expansa by Hendy (2021).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1864Macoma expansa Carpenter p. 639
2000Macoma (Rexithaerus) expansa Coan et al. p. 415
2021Rexithaerus expansa Hendy

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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
genusRexithaerusLeach 1819
speciesexpansa(Carpenter 1864)

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.

Rexithaerus expansa Carpenter 1864
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Diagnosis
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