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Mactromeris rushi

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Mactridae

Taxonomy
Spisula rushi was named by Wagner and Schilling (1923) [DISTRIBUTION: Late Eocene-Early Oligocene; California.]. Its type specimen is UCCIP 11422, a shell, and it is not a trace fossil.

It was recombined as Mactromeris rushi by Moore (2003).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1923Spisula rushi Wagner and Schilling p. 256 figs. pl. 47, fig. 2
1973Spisula rushi Addicott p. 30
2003Mactromeris rushi Moore figs. Plate 6, figures 6, 9

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
CardioniFerussac 1822
RankNameAuthor
CardiidiaFerussac 1822
CardiataFerussac 1822
superorderCardiiformiiFerussac 1822
orderCardiidaFerussac 1822
suborderCardiidinaFerussac 1822
Veneroidei(Gray 1854)
VeneroiteiGray 1854
superfamilyMactroidea(Lamarck 1809)
familyMactridaeLamarck 1809
subfamilyMactrinaeLamarck 1809
genusMactromerisConrad 1868
speciesrushi()

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.

Mactromeris rushi Wagner and Schilling 1923
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Diagnosis
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