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Dosinia (Dosinia) whitneyi

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae

Taxonomy
Chione whitneyi was named by Gabb (1866) [DISTRIBUTION: Late Oligocene; Pacific Coast, North America.]. It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Dosinia (Dosinidia) whitneyii by Clark (1918); it was recombined as Dosinia whitneyi by Addicott (1972); it was recombined as Dosinia (Dosinia) whitneyi by Addicott (1973).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1866Chione whitneyi Gabb pp. 23-24 figs. pl. 5, fig. 40
1918Dosinia (Dosinidia) whitneyii Clark p. 143 figs. Plate 7, figures 3 and 4
1972Dosinia whitneyi Addicott figs. pl. 1, fig. 4
1973Dosinia (Dosinia) whitneyi Addicott p. 36

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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
CardiidiaFerussac 1822
RankNameAuthor
CardiataFerussac 1822
superorderCardiiformiiFerussac 1822
orderCardiidaFerussac 1822
suborderCardiidinaFerussac 1822
Veneroidei(Gray 1854)
VeneroiteiGray 1854
superfamilyVeneroidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyVeneridaeRafinesque 1815
subfamilyVenerinaeRafinesque 1815
subfamilyDosiniini(Deshayes 1858)
genusDosiniaScopoli 1777
subgenusDosiniaScopoli 1777
specieswhitneyi()

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
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