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Artena

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae

Taxonomy
Artena was named by Conrad (1870) [COMMENTS: Authority incorrectly assigned to Olsson 1931.]. It is extant.

It was reranked as Antigona (Artena) by Kellum (1926), Rivera (1957).

It was assigned to Veneridae by Olsson (1931); to Antigona by Kellum (1926), Rivera (1957); and to Venerinae by Vokes (1980).

Species
Antigona (Artena) inca
Species lacking formal opinion data
Antigona shepardi

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1870Artena Conrad p. 76
1926Antigona (Artena) Kellum p. 38
1931Artena Olsson p. 61
1957Antigona (Artena) Rivera p. 196
1980Artena Vokes p. 167

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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
superfamilyVeneroidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyVeneridaeRafinesque 1815
subfamilyVenerinaeRafinesque 1815
genusArtenaConrad 1870

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. Artena Conrad 1870
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†Antigona (Artena) inca Olsson 1939
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available