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Pseudochama

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Chamidae

Taxonomy
Pseudochama was named by Odhner (1917) [Sepkoski's age data: T Eo-m-u R Sepkoski's reference number: 700]. It is extant.

It was reranked as Chama (Pseudochama) by Mansfield (1940), Willett (1946).

It was assigned to Chama by Mansfield (1940), Willett (1946); to Chamidae by Vokes (1980), Moore (1988), Freneix et al. (1988); and to Veneroida by Sepkoski (2002).

Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1917Pseudochama Odhner
1940Chama (Pseudochama) Mansfield p. 190
1946Chama (Pseudochama) Willett p. 30
1980Pseudochama Vokes p. 109
1988Pseudochama Freneix et al. p. 421
1988Pseudochama Moore p. D31
2002Pseudochama Sepkoski

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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
superfamilyChamoidea(Blainville 1825)
familyChamidaeBlainville 1825
genusPseudochamaOdhner 1917

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.

G. Pseudochama Odhner 1917
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Chama quirosana Hodson 1927
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available