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Myadesma

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Mesodesmatidae

Taxonomy
Myadesma was named by Clark (1922) [Sepkoski's age data: T Eo-l T Mi Sepkoski's reference number: 914].

It was assigned to Veneroida by Sepkoski (2002); to Mesodesmatidae by Moore (2003); and to Myadesmidae by Clark (1922), Clark and Arnold (1923) and Bouchet et al. (2010).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1922Myadesma Clark p. 115
1923Myadesma Clark and Arnold p. 152
2002Myadesma Sepkoski
2003Myadesma Moore
2010Myadesma Bouchet et al.

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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
Veneroidei(Gray 1854)
VeneroiteiGray 1854
superfamilyMactroidea(Lamarck 1809)
familyMesodesmatidaeGray 1840
genusMyadesma

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.

G. †Myadesma Clark 1922
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Myadesma dalli Clark 1922
Myadesma eocenica Clark 1938
Myadesma howei Clark 1922
Myadesma pacifica Hall and Ambrose 1916
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available