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Pseudochama (Pseudochama) gryphina

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Chamidae

Taxonomy
Chama gryphina was named by Lamarck (1819) [DISTRIBUTION: Late Miocene-Recent; Mediterranean.]. It is extant.

It was recombined as Pseudochama (Pseudochama) gryphina by Freneix et al. (1988).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1819Chama gryphina Lamarck
1988Pseudochama (Pseudochama) gryphina Freneix et al. p. 421

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
CardioniFerussac 1822
RankNameAuthor
CardiidiaFerussac 1822
CardiataFerussac 1822
superorderCardiiformiiFerussac 1822
orderCardiidaFerussac 1822
suborderCardiidinaFerussac 1822
Veneroidei(Gray 1854)
VeneroiteiGray 1854
superfamilyChamoidea(Blainville 1825)
familyChamidaeBlainville 1825
genusPseudochamaOdhner 1917
subgenusPseudochamaOdhner 1917
speciesgryphina(Lamarck 1819)

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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Diagnosis
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