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Cyclocardia (Arcturellina) elegans
Taxonomy
Venericardia elegans was named by Lamarck (1806) [DISTRIBUTION: Cenozoic; Western Europe.]. It is not a trace fossil.
It was recombined as Cardita elegans by Nyst (1843); it was recombined as Cardita (Venericardia) elegans by Deshayes (1860); it was recombined as Cyclocardia (Arcturellina) elegans by Le Renard (1993).
It was recombined as Cardita elegans by Nyst (1843); it was recombined as Cardita (Venericardia) elegans by Deshayes (1860); it was recombined as Cyclocardia (Arcturellina) elegans by Le Renard (1993).
Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Cardita subnipponica, C. antiqua, C. belogolovensis, C. erimoensis, C. ezoensis, C. hamiltonensis, C. kickxi, C. kovatschensis, C. longini, C. orientalis, C. ottonis, C. pilvoensis, C. poronaiensis, C. praeruptensis, C. roundiformis, C. subnipponica, C. tokudai, C. wajampolkensis, C. yakatagensis, Venericardia vestitoides
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1806 | Venericardia elegans Lamarck p. 59 figs. pl. 27, fig. 7 |
| 1843 | Cardita elegans Nyst p. 215 |
| 1860 | Cardita (Venericardia) elegans Deshayes p. 772 |
| 1993 | Cyclocardia (Arcturellina) elegans Le Renard |
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†Cyclocardia (Arcturellina) elegans Lamarck 1806
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available