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Mactra (Maorimactra)

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Mactridae

Taxonomy
Maorimactra was named by Finlay (1928) [Sepkoski's age data: T Mi-l-u R Sepkoski's reference number: 899]. It is extant.

It was reranked as Mactra (Maorimactra) by Stilwell and Zinsmeister (1992) and Beu (2006).

It was assigned to Mactridae by Marwick (1960); to Veneroida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Mactra by Stilwell and Zinsmeister (1992) and Beu (2006).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1928Maorimactra Finlay p. 280
1960Maorimactra Marwick p. 15
1992Mactra (Maorimactra) Stilwell and Zinsmeister p. 74
2002Maorimactra Sepkoski
2006Mactra (Maorimactra) Beu p. 225

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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
genusMactraLinnaeus 1767
subgenusMaorimactra(Finlay 1928)

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. Mactra (Maorimactra) Finlay 1928
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Mactra (Maorimactra) bodmani Stilwell and Zinsmeister 1992
Maorimactra acuminella Finlay 1930
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available