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Scapharca inaequivalvis

Bivalvia - Arcida - Arcidae

Taxonomy
Arca inaequivalvis was named by Bruguierre (1789) [DISTRIBUTION: Pliocene-Recent; Indonesia.]. It is extant. It is the type species of Scapharca.

It was recombined as Arca (Scapharca) inaequivalvis by Oostingh (1935); it was recombined as Anadara (Scapharca) inaequivalvis by Jung (1965); it was recombined as Scapharca inaequivalvis by Skwarko (1994).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1789Arca inaequivalvis Bruguierre p. 106
1793Arca inaequivalvis Bruguierre
1935Arca (Scapharca) inaequivalvis Oostingh p. 137
1965Anadara (Scapharca) inaequivalvis Jung p. 427
1994Scapharca inaequivalvis Skwarko p. d8

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
RankNameAuthor
infraclassPteriomorphia(Beurlen 1944)
OstreomorphiFerussac 1822
ArcioniGray 1854
orderArcida(Stoliczka 1871)
superfamilyArcoidea(Lamarck 1809)
familyArcidaeLamarck 1809
subfamilyAnadarinaeReinhart 1935
genusScapharcaGray 1847
speciesinaequivalvis(Bruguierre 1789)

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.

Scapharca inaequivalvis Bruguierre 1789
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Diagnosis
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