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Dosinia caerulea

Bivalvia - Venerida - Veneridae

Taxonomy
Dosinia caerulea was named by Reeve (1850) [m. kosnik taxon no: 10401].

Entered
by M. Kosnik on 2004-05-27; modified by M. Kosnik on 2013-04-30

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1850Dosinia caerulea Reeve
1992Dosinia caerulea Lamprell and Whitehead p. 148
2002Dosinia caerulea Wilson p. 78

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
EuheterodontaGiribet and Distel 2003
RankNameAuthor
superorderImparidentiaBieler 2014
NeoheterodonteiTaylor et al. 2007
orderVenerida(Gray 1854)
VeneroiteiGray 1854
superfamilyVeneroidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyVeneridaeRafinesque 1815
subfamilyVenerinaeRafinesque 1815
subfamilyDosiniini(Deshayes 1858)
genusDosiniaScopoli 1777
speciescaeruleaReeve 1850

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.

Dosinia caerulea Reeve 1850
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Diagnosis
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