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Leptomactra marylandica

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Mactridae

Taxonomy
Spisula (Hemimactra) marylandica was named by Dall (1898).

It was recombined as Leptomactra marylandica by Ward (1992) and Ward (1998).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1898Spisula (Hemimactra) marylandica Dall p. 897 figs. Plate XXVIII, Fig. 5
1992Leptomactra marylandica Ward p. 94
1998Leptomactra marylandica Ward p. 82

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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
genusLeptomactra
speciesmarylandica(Dall 1898)

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.

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