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Vesicomya (Calyptogena) pacifica

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Vesicomyidae

Taxonomy
Calyptogena pacifica was named by Dall (1891). It is extant.

It was recombined as Vesicomya (Calyptogena) pacifica by Coan et al. (2000).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Calyptogena chitanii, V. vesica

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1891Calyptogena pacifica Dall p. 190
1991Calyptogena pacifica Squires and Goedert p. 413
2000Vesicomya (Calyptogena) pacifica Coan et al. p. 341

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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
superfamilyGlossoidea(Gray 1847)
familyVesicomyidaeDall 1908
genusVesicomyaDall 1886
subgenusCalyptogena(Dall 1891)
speciespacifica(Dall 1891)

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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