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Modiolarca impacta

Bivalvia - Mytilida - Crenellidae

Taxonomy
Mytilus impactus was named by Hermann (1782). It is extant. It is the type species of Modiolarca.

It was recombined as Modiolarca impacta by Gray (1843) and Spencer et al. (2004).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1782Mytilus impactus Hermann
1843Modiolarca impacta Gray
2004Modiolarca impacta Spencer et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
RankNameAuthor
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassPteriomorphia(Beurlen 1944)
MytilomorphiFerussac 1822
orderMytilida(Rafinesque 1815)
superfamilyMytiloideaRafinesque 1815
familyCrenellidaeGray 1840
subfamilyMusculinaeIredale 1939
genusModiolarcaGray 1843
speciesimpacta(Hermann 1782)

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.

Modiolarca impacta Hermann 1782
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Diagnosis
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