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Mytilarca cordiformis

Bivalvia - Myalinida - Ambonychiidae

Taxonomy
Megambonia cordiformis was named by Hall (1859).

It was recombined as Mytilarca cordiformis by Hall and Whitfield (1869) and Pojeta (1966).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1859Megambonia cordiformis Hall
1869Mytilarca cordiformis Hall and Whitfield
1966Mytilarca cordiformis Pojeta p. 189 figs. pl. 38 f. 19-20

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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
speciescordiformis(Hall 1859)

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 cordiformis Hall 1859
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Diagnosis
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