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Meretrix marshana

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae

Taxonomy
Meretrix marshana was named by Anderson (1958). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is CAS loc. 2356, ridge between Marsh Creek and Briones Valley, which is in a Maastrichtian marine horizon in the Moreno Formation of California.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1958Meretrix marshana Anderson p. 135 figs. Plate 68, figure 3

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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
subfamilyMeretricinaeGray 1847
genusMeretrixLamarck 1799
speciesmarshana

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.

Meretrix marshana Anderson 1958
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available