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Cleionychia superba

Bivalvia - Myalinida - Ambonychiidae

Taxonomy
Ambonychia superba was named by Billings (1866).

It was recombined as Cleionychia superba by Ulrich (1892) and Pojeta (1966).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1866Ambonychia superba Billings
1892Cleionychia superba Ulrich p. 97
1966Cleionychia superba Pojeta p. 178

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
RankNameAuthor
infraclassPteriomorphia(Beurlen 1944)
OstreomorphiFerussac 1822
OstreioniFerussac 1822
MyalinataPaul 1939
orderMyalinidaPaul 1939
superfamilyAmbonychioidea(Miller 1877)
familyAmbonychiidaeMiller 1877
genusCleionychia
speciessuperba(Billings 1866)

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.

Cleionychia superba Billings 1866
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Entire body: yesg
Adult length: 10 to < 100g
Adult width: 10 to < 100g
Adult height: 10 to < 100g
Thickness: intermediateg
Folds: noneg
Ribbing: noneg
Spines: noneg
Internal reinforcement: noneg
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesf
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-06-05 13:31:50
Modified: 2009-06-05 15:31:50
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy 2009
Collections
No collection or age range data are available