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Mactromeris merriami

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Mactridae

Taxonomy
Spisula (Hemimactra) merriami was named by Packard (1916). It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Spisula merriami by Dickerson (1916) and Squires (1987); it was recombined as Mactromeris merriami by Moore (2003).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1916Spisula merriami Dickerson p. 485 figs. Plate 39, figures 2a, 2b, 2c
1916Spisula (Hemimactra) merriami Packard p. 294 figs. pl. 27, figs. 3a, 4
1987Spisula merriami Squires p. 67 fig. 114
2003Mactromeris merriami Moore figs. Plate 11, figures , 2, 5, 7

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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
superfamilyMactroidea(Lamarck 1809)
familyMactridaeLamarck 1809
subfamilyMactrinaeLamarck 1809
genusMactromerisConrad 1868
speciesmerriami()

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.

Mactromeris merriami Packard 1916
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available