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Mesocallista (Mesocallista) analoga

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae

Taxonomy
Venus analoga was named by Forbes (1846).

It was recombined as Mesocallista (Mesocallista) analoga by Kendrick and Vartak (2007).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
M. solitaria

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1846Venus analoga Forbes p. 147 figs. Pl 15, fig 20
2007Mesocallista (Mesocallista) analoga Kendrick and Vartak p. 83 figs. 18H-J

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
—Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
—CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
—CardioniFerussac 1822
RankNameAuthor
—CardiidiaFerussac 1822
—CardiataFerussac 1822
superorderCardiiformiiFerussac 1822
orderCardiidaFerussac 1822
suborderCardiidinaFerussac 1822
—Veneroidei(Gray 1854)
—VeneroiteiGray 1854
superfamilyVeneroidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyVeneridaeRafinesque 1815
subfamilyCallocardiinae(Dall 1895)
genusMesocallistaCox 1952
subgenusMesocallistaCox 1952
speciesanaloga()

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
No diagnoses are available