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Mactromeris abbotti

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Mactridae

Taxonomy
Spisula abbotti was named by Wiedey (1928). Its type specimen is SDSNH 39, a valve, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is LSJU loc. 440, which is in a Miocene coastal sandstone in the Temblor Formation of California.

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

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
M. addicotti, M. precursor, Spisula longa

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1928Spisula abbotti Wiedey pp. 151-152 figs. pl. 19, figs. 4, 5
1928Spisula abbotti Wiedley pp. 151-152 figs. pl. 19, figs. 4, 5
2003Mactromeris abbotti Moore

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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
speciesabbotti()

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 abbotti Wiedey 1928
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available