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Clementia (Clementia) parinensis

Bivalvia - Venerida - Veneridae

Taxonomy
Clementia (Clementia) parinensis was named by Olsson (1928). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Punta Parinas [Parinas Fm], which is in a Bartonian coastal sandstone/conglomerate in the Parinas Formation of Peru.

It was recombined as Clementia parinensis by van Regteren Altena (1941).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
C. cumingi, C. dariena, C. iizukai, C. japonica, C. papyracea, C. pertenuis, C. ricordeana, C. sakhalinense, C. vetula, C. dariena, C. dariena, C. dariensis, C. papracea, C. vatheleti, C. brioniana, C. solida
Entered
by A. Hendy on 2009-04-06; modified by A. Hendy on 2025-06-26

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1928Clementia (Clementia) parinensis Olsson p. 35 figs. pl. 7, figs. 3, 4
1941Clementia parinensis van Regteren Altena p. 5
2008Clementia (Clementia) parinensis Hendy et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
—EuheterodontaGiribet and Distel 2003
superorderImparidentiaBieler 2014
RankNameAuthor
—NeoheterodonteiTaylor et al. 2007
orderVenerida(Gray 1854)
—VeneroiteiGray 1854
superfamilyVeneroidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyVeneridaeRafinesque 1815
subfamilyMeretricinaeGray 1847
tribeMeretriciniGray 1847
subfamilyClementiina(Frizzell 1936)
genusClementiaGray 1847
subgenusClementiaGray 1842
speciesparinensis

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
No diagnoses are available