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Myrtaea (Levimyrtaea)

Bivalvia - Lucinida - Lucinidae

Taxonomy
Myrtaea (Levimyrtaea) was named by Olsson (1964) [Sepkoski's age data: T Mi]. Its type is Myrtaea (Levimyrtaea) inconspicua.

It was reranked as Levimyrtaea by Sepkoski (2002).

It was assigned to Myrtaea by Olsson (1964); and to Veneroida by Sepkoski (2002).

Subtaxa
Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1964Myrtaea (Levimyrtaea) Olsson p. 51
2002Levimyrtaea Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
RankNameAuthor
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
CardioniFerussac 1822
LucinidiaGray 1854
orderLucinida(Stoliczka 1871)
superfamilyLucinoideaFleming 1828
familyLucinidaeFleming 1828
genusMyrtaeaTurton 1822
subgenusLevimyrtaea

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. †Myrtaea (Levimyrtaea) Olsson 1964
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available