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Taxonomy
Venus fluctifraga was named by Sowerby (1853). It is extant.
It was recombined as Chione fluctifraga by Cooper (1888), Fitch (1966); it was recombined as Chione (Chione) fluctifraga by Dall (1902); it was recombined as Venus (Chione) fluctifraga by Grant, IV and Gale (1931), Willett (1937); it was recombined as Chione (Chionista) fluctifraga by Coan et al. (2000); it was recombined as Chionista fluctifraga by Coan and Valentich-Scott (2012), Hendy (2021).
It was recombined as Chione fluctifraga by Cooper (1888), Fitch (1966); it was recombined as Chione (Chione) fluctifraga by Dall (1902); it was recombined as Venus (Chione) fluctifraga by Grant, IV and Gale (1931), Willett (1937); it was recombined as Chione (Chionista) fluctifraga by Coan et al. (2000); it was recombined as Chionista fluctifraga by Coan and Valentich-Scott (2012), Hendy (2021).
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1853 | Venus fluctifraga Sowerby II p. 712 |
| 1864 | Venus cortezi Carpenter p. 570 |
| 1888 | Chione fluctifraga Cooper p. 234 |
| 1902 | Chione (Chione) fluctifraga Dall p. 392 |
| 1931 | Venus (Chione) fluctifraga Grant, IV and Gale p. 323 |
| 1937 | Venus (Chione) fluctifraga Willett p. 389 |
| 1959 | Chione cortezi Emerson and Chace |
| 1966 | Chione fluctifraga Fitch |
| 1995 | Chione cortezi Rosa-Velez and Torre |
| 2000 | Chione (Chionista) fluctifraga Coan et al. p. 369 |
| 2012 | Chionista fluctifraga Coan and Valentich-Scott p. 762 |
| 2021 | Chionista fluctifraga Hendy |
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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.
Chionista fluctifraga Sowerby II 1853 [smooth chione]
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Invalid names: Chione cortezi Carpenter 1864 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available