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Mesosaccella perdita

Bivalvia - Nuculanida - Nuculanidae

Taxonomy
Nucula perdita was named by Conrad (1852).

It was recombined as Mesosaccella perdita by Dartevelle and Freneix (1957).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
M. foersteri, M. morrisi, M. subacuta

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1852Nucula perdita Conrad
1957Mesosaccella perdita Dartevelle and Freneix p. 14 figs. Pl 1, fig 1

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
RankNameAuthor
—Eubivalvia
subclassProtobranchia(Pelseneer 1889)
superorderNuculaniformiiCarter et al. 2000
orderNuculanida(Carter et al. 2000)
superfamilyNuculanoideaAdams and Adams 1858
familyNuculanidaeAdams and Adams 1858
genusMesosaccellaChavan 1946
speciesperdita(Conrad 1852)

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.

†Mesosaccella perdita Conrad 1852
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available