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Mclellania aenigma

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae

Taxonomy
Mclellania aenigma was named by Wilson (1983). It is not extant. Its type specimen is USNM 304378. It is the type species of Mclellania.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1983Mclellania aenigma Wilson p. 486 figs. Plates 1-3

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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
superfamilyVeneroidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyVeneridaeRafinesque 1815
subfamilyVenerinaeRafinesque 1815
genusMclellaniaSchumacher 1817
speciesaenigma

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.

Mclellania aenigma Wilson 1983
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available