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Macoma (Rexithaerus)

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Tellinidae

Taxonomy
Rexithaerus was named by Conrad (1869) [Sepkoski's age data: T Mi-l R Sepkoski's reference number: 1112]. It is extant.

It was reranked as Macoma (Rexithaerus) by Oldroyd (1925), Durham (1944), Todd (2001), Moore (2003).

It was assigned to Veneroida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Macoma by Oldroyd (1925), Durham (1944), Todd (2001), Moore (2003).

Species lacking formal opinion data
Macoma aomoriensis, Macoma arcata, Macoma arcatata, Macoma arnoldi, Macoma asagaiensis, Macoma brevifrons, Macoma calcaria, Macoma calcaria, Macoma chulgunensis, Macoma clallamensis, Macoma cuspidata, Macoma dispar, Macoma erycinoides, Macoma gorenlandica, Macoma gracilis, Macoma groenlandica, Macoma holmesii, Macoma hosfordensis, Macoma hybrida, Macoma inclinata, Macoma indentata, Macoma irma, Macoma izurensis, Macoma izurensis, Macoma kamtschatica, Macoma karaginskiensis, Macoma kirkinskaja, Macoma lipara, Macoma lissonii, Macoma litoralis, Macoma lorenzoensis, Macoma middendorffii, Macoma moesta, Macoma moesta, Macoma nagaoi, Macoma nasuta, Macoma nasuta, Macoma nigeriensis, Macoma nipponica, Macoma nipponica, Macoma optiva, Macoma optiva, Macoma orbicularis, Macoma orientalis, Macoma osacamensis, Macoma panamensis, Macoma parabilella, Macoma petalum, Macoma planiuscula, Macoma planiusculus, Macoma plebeia, Macoma poretschiensis, Macoma praeorbiculata, Macoma praetexta, Macoma praetexta, Macoma pseudomera, Macoma ralpha, Macoma ralphi, Macoma rekinnensis, Macoma sachalinensis, Macoma scalaroides, Macoma scarlotoi, Macoma sectior, Macoma sectior, Macoma sejugata, Macoma sejugata, Macoma seminuda, Macoma shiratoriensis, Macoma simiensis, Macoma spambergensis, Macoma subulosa, Macoma tagua, Macoma talahabensis, Macoma telahabensis, Macoma tenta, Macoma tokyoense, Macoma tokyoensis, Macoma tokyoensis, Macoma truncatoides, Macoma uruuayensis, Macoma vancouverensis, Macoma vasiljevskii, Macoma vendryesi, Macoma vialovi, Macoma vicksburgensis, Macoma virginiana, Macoma virginicana, Macoma wynoocheensis, Macoma wynoochensis, Macoma yoldiiformis, Rexithaerus spenceri

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1869Rexithaerus Conrad
1925Macoma (Rexithaerus) Oldroyd p. 7
1944Macoma (Rexithaerus) Durham p. 149
2001Macoma (Rexithaerus) Todd
2002Rexithaerus Sepkoski
2003Macoma (Rexithaerus) 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
subgenusRexithaerus(Conrad 1869)

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 (Rexithaerus) Conrad 1869
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Macoma (Rexithaerus) indentata Carpenter 1864 [indented macoma]
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Macoma (Rexithaerus) sespeensis Loel and Corey 1932
Rexithaerus expansa Carpenter 1864 [expanded macoma]
Rexithaerus secta Conrad 1837 [white sandclam]
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Invalid names: Macoma edulis Carpenter 1860 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available