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Taxonomy
Mactra polynyma was named by Stimpson (1860) [DISTRIBUTION: Pleistocene-Recent; Western Atlantic.]. It is extant.
It was recombined as Spisula polynyma by MacNeil (1957); it was recombined as Mactromeris polynyma by Coan et al. (2000) and Moerdijk (2003).
It was recombined as Spisula polynyma by MacNeil (1957); it was recombined as Mactromeris polynyma by Coan et al. (2000) and Moerdijk (2003).
Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1860 | Mactra polynyma Stimpson |
1866 | Mactra voyi Gabb |
1913 | Spisula voyi Arnold and Hannibal |
1916 | Spisula (Hemimactra) voyi Packard p. 283 figs. Plate 13, figure 4; plate 14 and plate 15 |
1957 | Spisula polynyma MacNeil |
2000 | Mactromeris polynyma Coan et al. p. 454 |
2003 | Mactromeris polynyma Moerdijk |
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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.
Mactromeris polynyma Stimpson 1860
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Invalid names: Spisula voyi Gabb 1866 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available