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Cyrena californica

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Cyrenidae

Taxonomy
Cyrena californica was named by Gabb (1866). It is extant.

It was recombined as Cyrena (Corbicula) californica by Gabb (1866), Clark (1915); it was recombined as Corbicula californica by Stewart (1930); it was synonymized subjectively with Polymesoda gabbiana by Hendy (2020).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1866Cyrena (Corbicula) californica Gabb
1866Cyrena californica Gabb p. 26 figs. PL 7, Fig. 45
1915Cyrena (Corbicula) californica Clark p. 459
1930Corbicula californica Stewart p. 197

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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
superfamilyCyrenoidea(Gray 1840)
familyCyrenidaeGray 1840
genusCyrenaLamarck
speciescalifornica

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
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: facultatively mobileo
Life habit: infaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2004-02-28 12:26:58
Modified: 2004-02-28 14:26:58
Source: o = order, c = class
Reference: Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Late/Upper Miocene or 11.63000 to 5.33300 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333USA (California) Cyrena californica (216865)