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Mytella guyanensis

Bivalvia - Mytilida - Mytilidae

Taxonomy
Modiola guyanensis was named by Lamarck (1819). It is extant.

It was recombined as Mytella guyanensis by Coan and Valentich-Scott (2012).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
M. praerestorationensis

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1819Modiola bicolor Lamarck p. 11
1819Modiola guyanensis Lamarck p. 112
1832Modiola sinuosa King p. 337
1843Modiola brasiliensis Hanley p. 337
2012Mytella guyanensis Coan and Valentich-Scott p. 115

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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
subfamilyMytilinaeRafinesque 1815
genusMytellaSoot-Ryen 1955
speciesguyanensis(Lamarck 1819)

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.

Mytella guyanensis Lamarck 1819
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Invalid names: Modiola bicolor Lamarck 1819 [synonym], Modiola brasiliensis Hanley 1843 [synonym], Modiola sinuosa King 1832 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available