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Mactromeris weaveri

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Mactridae

Taxonomy
Spisula weaveri was named by Dickerson (1914). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is UCMP 1556, which is in a Paleocene marine horizon in the Martinez Formation of California.

It was recombined as Arctica weaveri by Smith (1975); it was recombined as Mactromeris weaveri by Moore (2003).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
M. addicotti, M. precursor, Spisula longa

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1914Spisula weaveri Dickerson pp. 139-140 figs. pl. 12, fig. 4a, 4b
1916Spisula weaveri Packard p. 313
1975Arctica weaveri Smith pp. 470, 474
2003Mactromeris weaveri Moore figs. Plate 8, figure 5

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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
superfamilyMactroidea(Lamarck 1809)
familyMactridaeLamarck 1809
subfamilyMactrinaeLamarck 1809
genusMactromerisConrad 1868
speciesweaveri()

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 weaveri Dickerson 1914
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available