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Mytilarca chemungensis

Bivalvia - Myalinida - Ambonychiidae

Taxonomy
Inoceramus chemungensis was named by Conrad (1842).

It was recombined as Mytilarca chemungensis by Hall and Whitfield (1869), Walcott (1884) and Pojeta (1966).

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

Synonyms
  • Mytilarca attenuata was named by Hall and Whitfield (1869).

    It was synonymized subjectively with Mytilarca chemungensis by McAlester (1962).
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1842Inoceramus chemungensis Conrad
1869Mytilarca attenuata Hall and Whitfield
1869Mytilarca chemungensis Hall and Whitfield p. 20
1884Mytilarca chemungensis Walcott p. 166 figs. Plate iv, fig. 9
1966Mytilarca chemungensis Pojeta pp. 188-189 figs. pl. 37 f. 8-18; pl. 38 f. 1-5, 10

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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
specieschemungensis(Conrad 1842)

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 chemungensis Conrad 1842
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Invalid names: Mytilarca attenuata Hall and Whitfield 1869 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available