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Laevichlamys limatulus

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pectinidae

Taxonomy
Pecten limatulus was named by Reeve (1853) [DISTRIBUTION: Recent; Indo-Pacific.]. It is extant.

It was recombined as Laevichlamys limatulus by Waller (1993).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1853Pecten limatulus Reeve
1993Laevichlamys limatulus Waller p. 204

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassPteriomorphia(Beurlen 1944)
OstreomorphiFerussac 1822
RankNameAuthor
OstreioniFerussac 1822
OstreataFerussac 1822
superorderOstreiformiiFerussac 1822
orderPectinida(Gray 1854)
suborderPectinidina(Adams and Adams 1858)
superfamilyPectinoideaRafinesque 1815
PectinoidaeRafinesque 1815
familyPectinidaeWilkes 1810
subfamilyPectininaeWilkes 1810
tribeChlamydinivon Teppner 1922
genusLaevichlamys
specieslimatulus(Reeve 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