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Taxonomy
Mactra lateralis was named by Say (1822) [DISTRIBUTION: Early Pliocene-Recent; Maine-Texas.]. It is extant.
It was recombined as Mulinia lateralis by Dall (1898), Olsson (1922), Abbott (1954), Richards (1962), Woodring (1982) and Spencer and Campbell (1987).
It was recombined as Mulinia lateralis by Dall (1898), Olsson (1922), Abbott (1954), Richards (1962), Woodring (1982) and Spencer and Campbell (1987).
Subspecies
Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1822 | Mactra lateralis Say p. 309 |
| 1860 | Mactra lateralis Holmes p. 40 |
| 1898 | Mulinia lateralis Dall pp. 901-902 |
| 1922 | Mulinia lateralis Olsson p. 265 |
| 1954 | Mulinia lateralis Abbott p. 449 |
| 1962 | Mulinia lateralis Richards p. 69 |
| 1982 | Mulinia lateralis Woodring p. 650 |
| 1987 | Mulinia lateralis Spencer and Campbell p. 47 |
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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.
Mulinia lateralis Say 1822
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†Mulinia lateralis sauryensis Olsson 1922
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available