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Psammotreta (Psammotreta) pura

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Tellinidae

Taxonomy
Tellina pura was named by Gould (1853). It is extant.

It was recombined as Psammotreta (Psammotreta) pura by Hendy (2021).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
P. crassula

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1853Tellina pura Gould p. 398
2021Psammotreta (Psammotreta) pura Hendy

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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
—CardioideiFerussac 1822
superfamilyTellinoidea(Blainville 1814)
familyTellinidaeBlainville 1814
subfamilyMacominaeOlsson 1961
genusPsammotretaDall 1900
subgenusPsammotretaDall 1900
speciespura(Gould 1853)

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: aragonitef
Locomotion: facultatively mobileg
Life habit: infaunalg
Diet: deposit feederg
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-09-09 13:36:56
Modified: 2009-09-09 15:36:56
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Sanchez Roig 1926, Kiessling 2004
Collections
No collection or age range data are available