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Diplodonta lupinus

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Ungulinidae

Taxonomy
Venus lupinus was named by Brocchi (1814). It is extant. It is the type species of Diplodonta.

It was recombined as Diplodonta lupinus by Skwarko (1994).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
D. catopotium, D. elatia, D. leptodoma, D. sphaeromorpha

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1814Venus lupinus Brocchi
1994Diplodonta lupinus Skwarko p. g23

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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
superfamilyUngulinoideaAdams and Adams 1857
familyUngulinidaeAdams and Adams 1857
genusDiplodontaBronn 1831
specieslupinus(Brocchi 1814)

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.

Diplodonta lupinus Brocchi 1814
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: facultatively mobileg
Life habit: infaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-09-09 14:03:37
Modified: 2009-09-09 16:05:01
Source: g = genus, c = class
References: Sanchez Roig 1926, Aberhan et al. 2004
Collections
No collection or age range data are available