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Simomactra planulata

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Mactridae

Taxonomy
Mactra planulata was named by Conrad (1837). It is extant.

It was recombined as Spisula (Hemimactra) planulata by Packard (1916); it was recombined as Spisula planulata by Vedder and Norris (1963); it was recombined as Simomactra planulata by Coan and Valentich-Scott (2012) and Hendy (2021).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1837Mactra planulata Conrad
1916Spisula (Hemimactra) planulata Packard p. 293 figs. Plate 16, figures 3a, 3b and 3c
1963Spisula planulata Vedder and Norris
2012Simomactra planulata Coan and Valentich-Scott p. 555
2021Simomactra planulata 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
genusSimomactraDall 1894
speciesplanulata(Conrad 1837)

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.

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Diagnosis
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