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Macrodon strigilatum

Bivalvia - Arcida - Parallelodontidae

Taxonomy
Arca strigilata was named by Munster (1838). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is St. Cassian (Munster coll), which is in a Julian carbonate limestone in the Cassian Formation of Italy.

It was recombined as Macrodon strigilatum by Laube (1865).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
M. inornatum, M. mylii

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1838Arca strigilata Munster p. 145 figs. Pl 122, fig 10
1841Arca strigilata Münster p. 81 figs. Pl 8, fig 2
1865Macrodon strigilatum Laube p. 63 figs. Pl 18, fig 8

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
—Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
RankNameAuthor
infraclassPteriomorphia(Beurlen 1944)
—OstreomorphiFerussac 1822
—ArcioniGray 1854
orderArcida(Stoliczka 1871)
superfamilyArcoidea(Lamarck 1809)
familyParallelodontidaeDall 1898
subfamilyParallelodontinaeDall 1898
genusMacrodon
speciesstrigilatum(Munster 1838)

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.

†Macrodon strigilatum Munster 1838
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available