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Eurhomalea rufa

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae

Taxonomy
Venus rufa was named by Lamarck (1818). It is extant. It is the type species of Eurhomalea.

It was recombined as Eurhomalea rufa by Cossmann (1920) and Frassinetti and Covacevich (1995).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1818Venus rufa Lamarck
1920Eurhomalea rufa Cossmann p. 137
1995Eurhomalea rufa Frassinetti and Covacevich p. 54

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
RankNameAuthor
CardioniFerussac 1822
CardiidiaFerussac 1822
CardiataFerussac 1822
superorderCardiiformiiFerussac 1822
orderCardiidaFerussac 1822
suborderCardiidinaFerussac 1822
Veneroidei(Gray 1854)
VeneroiteiGray 1854
superfamilyVeneroidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyVeneridaeRafinesque 1815
genusEurhomaleaCossmann 1920
speciesrufa(Lamarck 1818)

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.

Eurhomalea rufa Lamarck 1818
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Diagnosis
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