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Gemma magna virginiana

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae

Taxonomy
Gemma magna virginiana was named by Dall (1903) [DISTRIBUTION: Early Pliocene; Virginia-North Carolina. TYPE: Cotype (1) measurement.]. Its type specimen is USNM 144633, a shell, and it is not a trace fossil.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
G. purpurea, G. triquetra

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1903Gemma magna virginiana Dall p. 1330
1943Gemma magna virginiana Gardner p. 136

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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
superfamilyVeneroidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyVeneridaeRafinesque 1815
genusGemmaDeshayes 1853
speciesmagnaDall 1903
subspeciesvirginianaDall 1903

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
No diagnoses are available