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Macoma (Psammacoma)

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Tellinidae

Taxonomy
Psammacoma was named by Dall (1900) [Sepkoski's age data: T Mi-l R Sepkoski's reference number: 1112]. It is extant. Its type is Psammotaea candida.

It was reranked as Macoma (Psammacoma) by Gardner (1947), Coan et al. (2000), Moore (2003) and Kafanov and Ogasawara (2003).

It was assigned to Macominae by Woodring (1982) and Perrilliat (1992); to Tellinidae by Todd (2001); to Veneroida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Macoma by Gardner (1947), Coan et al. (2000), Moore (2003) and Kafanov and Ogasawara (2003).

Sister taxa
Psammacoma (Psammacoma)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1900Psammacoma Dall
1947Macoma (Psammacoma) Gardner pp. 201, 202
1982Psammacoma Woodring p. 667
1992Psammacoma Perrilliat p. 13
2000Macoma (Psammacoma) Coan et al. p. 413
2001Psammacoma Todd
2002Psammacoma Sepkoski
2003Macoma (Psammacoma) Kafanov and Ogasawara p. 51
2003Macoma (Psammacoma) Moore

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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
subgenusPsammacoma(Dall 1900)

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 (Psammacoma) Dall 1900
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Macoma (Psammacoma) ecuadoriana Pilsbry and Olsson 1941
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Invalid names: Macoma (Psammacoma) medioamericana Olsson 1942 [synonym]
Subg. Psammacoma (Psammacoma) Dall 1900
Psammacoma candida Lamarck 1818
Psammacoma carlottensis Whiteaves 1880
Psammacoma democraciana Hodson 1931
Psammacoma diphas Woodring 1982
Psammacoma gatunensis Toula 1909
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Invalid names: Macoma (Psammacoma) falconensis Hodson and Hodson 1931 [synonym], Tellina (Eurytellina) aequilaterminata Brown and Pilsbry 1913 [synonym]
Psammacoma lamproleuca Pilsbry and Lowe 1932
Psammacoma olivella Dall 1900
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Invalid names: Macoma (Psammacoma) tracta Dall 1900 [synonym], Psammacoma yaquensis Maury 1917 [synonym]
Psammacoma panamensis Dall 1900
Psammacoma talaor Woodring 1982
Psammacoma torynoides Gardner 1947
Psammacoma zapotalensis Spieker 1922
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available