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Mytilarca aphaea

Bivalvia - Myalinida - Ambonychiidae

Taxonomy
Ambonychia aphaea was named by Hall (1865).

It was recombined as Streptomytilus aphaea by Kindle and Breger (1903); it was recombined as Mytilarca aphaea by Pojeta (1966).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
M. bloomfieldensis, M. kochi, M. porkuniensis

Synonyms
  • Mytilarca pernoides was named by Whiteaves (1905).

    It was synonymized subjectively with Streptomytilus aphaea by Bassler (1915); it was synonymized subjectively with Mytilarca aphaea by Pojeta (1966).
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1865Ambonychia aphaea Hall
1903Streptomytilus aphaea Kindle and Breger p. 452
1905Mytilarca pernoides Whiteaves
1966Mytilarca aphaea Pojeta pp. 187-188 figs. pl. 40 f. 10-12

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
—Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
RankNameAuthor
infraclassPteriomorphia(Beurlen 1944)
—OstreomorphiFerussac 1822
—OstreioniFerussac 1822
—MyalinataPaul 1939
orderMyalinidaPaul 1939
superfamilyAmbonychioidea(Miller 1877)
familyAmbonychiidaeMiller 1877
genusMytilarca
speciesaphaea(Hall 1865)

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.

†Mytilarca aphaea Hall 1865
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Invalid names: Mytilarca pernoides Whiteaves 1905 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available