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Psammacoma olivella

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Tellinidae

Taxonomy
Macoma (Psammacoma) olivella was named by Dall (1900). It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Psammacoma olivella by Woodring (1982).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Macoma holmesii

Synonyms
  • Psammacoma yaquensis was named by Maury (1917). It is a 3D body fossil.

    It was synonymized subjectively with Psammacoma olivella by Woodring (1982).
  • Macoma (Psammacoma) tracta was named by Dall (1900) [DISTRIBUTION: Early Miocene; Florida.]. Its type specimen is USNM 135702, a shell, and it is not a trace fossil.

    It was synonymized subjectively with Psammacoma olivella by Woodring (1982).
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1900Macoma (Psammacoma) olivella Dall
1900Macoma (Psammacoma) tracta Dall p. 1053 figs. pl. 47, fig. 13
1917Psammacoma yaquensis Maury p. 227 figs. pl. 39, fig. 8
1947Macoma (Psammacoma) tracta Gardner p. 292
1982Psammacoma olivella Woodring p. 669

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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
—CardioideiFerussac 1822
superfamilyTellinoidea(Blainville 1814)
familyTellinidaeBlainville 1814
genusPsammacomaLeach 1819
speciesolivella(Dall 1900)

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.

†Psammacoma olivella Dall 1900
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Invalid names: Macoma (Psammacoma) tracta Dall 1900 [synonym], Psammacoma yaquensis Maury 1917 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available