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Taxonomy
Spisula capayana was named by Vokes (1939) [described by Vokes based on two syntypes]. Its type specimen is UCMP 15714-15715 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is UCMP 1817, Urruttia Canyon-Salt Creek, which is in a Ypresian deep-water shale in the Lodo Formation of California.
It was recombined as Mactromeris capayana by Moore (2003) and Hendy (2020).
It was recombined as Mactromeris capayana by Moore (2003) and Hendy (2020).
Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1939 | Spisula capayana Vokes p. 98 figs. plate 15, figs. 9-11 |
| 1944 | Spisula capayana Keen and Bentson p. 109 |
| 2003 | Mactromeris capayana Moore figs. Plate 6, figures 1, 2 |
| 2020 | Mactromeris capayana Hendy |
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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 capayana Vokes 1939
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available