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Macoma (Heteromacoma)

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Tellinidae

Taxonomy
Heteromacoma was named by Habe (1952) [Sepkoski's age data: T Ol-u R Sepkoski's reference number: 1112]. It is extant.

It was reranked as Macoma (Heteromacoma) by Coan et al. (2000).

It was assigned to Tellinidae by Addicott (1973); to Macoma by Coan et al. (2000); and to Veneroida by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1952Heteromacoma Habe
1973Heteromacoma Addicott p. 346
2000Macoma (Heteromacoma) Coan et al. p. 419
2002Heteromacoma Sepkoski

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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
genusMacomaLeach 1819
subgenusHeteromacoma(Habe 1952)

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.

Subg. Macoma (Heteromacoma) Habe 1952
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Diagnosis
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