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Mactromya cardioides

Bivalvia - Lucinida - Mactromyidae

Taxonomy
Corbula cardioides was named by Phillips (1829).

It was recombined as Unicardium cardioides by Chen (1982) and Gahr (2002); it was recombined as Mactromya cardioides by Valls et al. (2004) and Paredes et al. (2013).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1829Corbula cardioides Phillips
1982Unicardium cardioides Chen p. 410 figs. Pl 3, fig 18
2002Unicardium cardioides Gahr
2004Mactromya cardioides Valls et al. p. 161 figs. Pl 2, figs 11-14
2013Mactromya cardioides Paredes et al. figs. Pl 1, fig 27

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
RankNameAuthor
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
CardioniFerussac 1822
LucinidiaGray 1854
orderLucinida(Stoliczka 1871)
superfamilyLucinoideaFleming 1828
familyMactromyidaeCox 1929
genusMactromyaAgassiz 1843
speciescardioides(Phillips 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.

Mactromya cardioides Phillips 1829
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Diagnosis
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