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Mulinia pallida

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Mactridae

Taxonomy
Mactra pallida was named by Broderip and Sowerby (1829). It is extant.

It was recombined as Mulinia pallida by Olsson (1964), Woodring (1982), Coan and Valentich-Scott (2012) and Hendy (2021).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1829Mactra pallida Broderip and Sowerby
1837Mulinia donaciformis Gray p. 376
1894Mulinia bradleyi Dall p. 6
1930Corbula altirostris Li p. 263
1941Mulinia camina Pilsbry and Olsson
1964Mulinia pallida Olsson p. 64
1982Mulinia pallida Woodring p. 651
2012Mulinia pallida Coan and Valentich-Scott p. 552
2021Mulinia pallida Hendy

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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
Veneroidei(Gray 1854)
VeneroiteiGray 1854
superfamilyMactroidea(Lamarck 1809)
familyMactridaeLamarck 1809
genusMuliniaGray 1837
speciespallida(Broderip and Sowerby 1829)

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.

Mulinia pallida Broderip and Sowerby 1829
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Invalid names: Corbula altirostris Li 1930 [synonym], Mulinia bradleyi Dall 1894 [synonym], Mulinia camina Pilsbry and Olsson 1941 [synonym], Mulinia donaciformis Gray 1837 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available