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Dacryomya polaris

Bivalvia - Nuculanida - Nuculanidae

Taxonomy
Leda polaris was named by Kiparisova (1937).

It was recombined as Dacryomya polaris by Kurushin (1985).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
D. gaveyi, Nucula silicea, Nuculana compalana

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1937Leda polaris Kiparisova p. 186 figs. Pl 5, figs 9-11
1985Dacryomya polaris Kurushin p. 50 figs. Pl 8, figs 1-3; pl 9, fig 1

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
RankNameAuthor
—Eubivalvia
subclassProtobranchia(Pelseneer 1889)
superorderNuculaniformiiCarter et al. 2000
orderNuculanida(Carter et al. 2000)
superfamilyNuculanoideaAdams and Adams 1858
familyNuculanidaeAdams and Adams 1858
genusDacryomya(Agassiz 1840)
speciespolaris(Kiparisova 1937)

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.

†Dacryomya polaris Kiparisova 1937
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Diagnosis
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