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Lima subauriculata

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Limidae

Taxonomy
Pecten subauriculata was named by Montagu (1808). It is extant. It is the type species of Limatula.

It was recombined as Limatula subauriculata by Wood (1839); it was recombined as Lima subauriculata by Wood (1850).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1808Pecten subauriculata Montagu p. 63 figs. pl. 29, fig. 2
1839Limatula subauriculata Wood
1850Lima subauriculata Wood p. 47

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassPteriomorphia(Beurlen 1944)
RankNameAuthor
OstreomorphiFerussac 1822
OstreioniFerussac 1822
OstreataFerussac 1822
superorderOstreiformiiFerussac 1822
orderPectinida(Gray 1854)
suborderAnomiidinaGray 1854
Limoidei(Moore 1952)
superfamilyLimoidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyLimidaeRafinesque 1815
genusLimaBruguière 1797
speciessubauriculata(Montagu 1808)

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.

Lima subauriculata Montagu 1808
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available