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Mya (Cryptomya) ovalis

Bivalvia - Pholadida - Myidae

Taxonomy
Cryptomya ovalis was named by Conrad (1856). It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Mya (Cryptomya) ovalis by Clark (1915).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1856Cryptomya ovalis Conrad p. 314
1857Cryptomya ovalis Conrad p. 69 figs. pl. 2, fig. 2
1907Cryptomya ovalis Arnold pp. p. 146 figs. pl. 22, fig. 7
1908Cryptomya ovalis Arnold p. 400 figs. pl. 36, fig. 9
1910Cryptomya ovalis Arnold p. 150 figs. pl. 22, fig. 5
1915Mya (Cryptomya) ovalis Clark p. 479 figs. Plate 60, figures 3 and 4

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
RankNameAuthor
CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
CardioniFerussac 1822
CardiidiaFerussac 1822
CardiataFerussac 1822
superorderPholadiformiiGray 1854
orderPholadidaGray 1854
superfamilyMyoidea(Lamarck 1809)
familyMyidaeLamarck 1809
genusMyaConrad 1848
subgenusCryptomya
speciesovalis()

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.

Mya (Cryptomya) ovalis Conrad 1856
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Diagnosis
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