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Lithophaga gigantea

Bivalvia - Mytilida - Mytilidae

Taxonomy
Modiola gigantea was named by Stuckenberg (1898).

It was recombined as Lithophaga gigantea by Muromtseva and Guskov (1984).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1898Modiola gigantea Stuckenberg
1956Paychoya sicaria Lutkevich and Lobanova p. 73 figs. Pl 16, fig 6; pl 17, figs 1, 2
1984Lithophaga gigantea Muromtseva and Guskov p. 38 figs. Pl 5, fig 3; pl 24, fig 3

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
RankNameAuthor
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassPteriomorphia(Beurlen 1944)
MytilomorphiFerussac 1822
orderMytilida(Rafinesque 1815)
superfamilyMytiloideaRafinesque 1815
familyMytilidaeRafinesque 1815
genusLithophagaRöding 1798
speciesgigantea(Stuckenberg 1898)

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.

Lithophaga gigantea Stuckenberg 1898
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Invalid names: Paychoya sicaria Lutkevich and Lobanova 1956 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available