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Longimactra elongata

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Mactridae

Taxonomy
Mactra elongata was named by Quoy and Gaimard (1834) [TYPE LOCALITY: New Zealand, Recent.]. It is extant. It is the type species of Longimactra.

It was recombined as Longimactra elongata by Finlay (1928) and Marwick (1960).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1834Mactra elongata Quoy and Gaimard
1928Longimactra elongata Finlay p. 279
1960Longimactra elongata Marwick p. 14

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
—Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
—CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
RankNameAuthor
—CardioniFerussac 1822
—CardiidiaFerussac 1822
—CardiataFerussac 1822
superorderCardiiformiiFerussac 1822
orderCardiidaFerussac 1822
suborderCardiidinaFerussac 1822
—Veneroidei(Gray 1854)
—VeneroiteiGray 1854
superfamilyMactroidea(Lamarck 1809)
familyMactridaeLamarck 1809
genusLongimactraFinlay 1928
specieselongata(Quoy and Gaimard 1834)

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.

Longimactra elongata Quoy and Gaimard 1834
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Diagnosis
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