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Arcopsis symmetrica

Bivalvia - Arcida - Noetiidae

Taxonomy
Arca symmetrica was named by Reeve (1844). It is extant.

It was recombined as Arca (Barbatia) symmetrica by Nomura and Zinbo (1934); it was recombined as Striarca (Arcopsis) symmetrica by Amano (2000); it was recombined as Arcopsis symmetrica by Okutaini (2000).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
A. afra, A. limnopsis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1844Arca symmetrica Reeve
1934Arca (Barbatia) symmetrica Nomura and Zinbo
2000Striarca (Arcopsis) symmetrica Amano
2000Arcopsis symmetrica Okutaini p. 855

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
—Eubivalvia
RankNameAuthor
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassPteriomorphia(Beurlen 1944)
—OstreomorphiFerussac 1822
—ArcioniGray 1854
orderArcida(Stoliczka 1871)
superfamilyArcoidea(Lamarck 1809)
familyNoetiidaeStewart 1930
genusArcopsisKoenen 1885
speciessymmetrica(Reeve 1844)

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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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available