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Clausinella gayi

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae

Taxonomy
Venus gayi was named by Húpe (1854) [DISTRIBUTION: Holocene-Recent; Western Atlantic.]. It is extant.

It was recombined as Clausinella gayi by da Silva Forti (1969) and Rosenberg (2005).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1854Venus gayi Húpe p. 337
1969Clausinella gayi da Silva Forti p. 89
2005Clausinella gayi Rosenberg

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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
Veneroidei(Gray 1854)
VeneroiteiGray 1854
superfamilyVeneroidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyVeneridaeRafinesque 1815
subfamilyVenerinaeRafinesque 1815
genusClausinellaGray 1851
speciesgayi(Húpe 1854)

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.

Clausinella gayi Húpe 1854
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available