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Taxonomy
Venus nimbosa was named by Solander (1786) [DISTRIBUTION: Pliocene-Recent; Western Atlantic.]. It is extant. It is the type species of Macrocallista, Macrocallista (Macrocallista).
It was recombined as Macrocallista nimbosa by Dall (1903); it was recombined as Callista (Callista) nimbosa by Palmer (1926); it was recombined as Macrocallista (Macrocallista) nimbosa by Olsson and Harbison (1953), Olsson and Harbison (1953) and Woodring (1982).
It was recombined as Macrocallista nimbosa by Dall (1903); it was recombined as Callista (Callista) nimbosa by Palmer (1926); it was recombined as Macrocallista (Macrocallista) nimbosa by Olsson and Harbison (1953), Olsson and Harbison (1953) and Woodring (1982).
Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1786 | Venus nimbosa Solander p. 175 |
1903 | Macrocallista nimbosa Dall p. 1254 |
1926 | Callista (Callista) nimbosa Palmer p. 84 |
1953 | Macrocallista (Macrocallista) nimbosa Olsson and Harbison p. 109 |
1982 | Macrocallista (Macrocallista) nimbosa Woodring |
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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.
Macrocallista (Macrocallista) nimbosa Solander 1786
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available