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Megaxinus striatula

Bivalvia - Lucinida - Lucinidae

Taxonomy
Lucina striatula was named by Nyst (1836). It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Megaxinus striatula by Marquet et al. (2008).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1836Lucina striatula Nyst p. 5 figs. pl. 1, fig. 11
2008Megaxinus striatula Marquet et al. p. 18

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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
genusMegaxinusBrugnone 1880
speciesstriatula(Nyst 1836)

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.

Megaxinus striatula Nyst 1836
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available