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Cyclinella cyclica

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae

Taxonomy
Dosinia cyclica was named by Guppy (1866) [DISTRIBUTION: Miocene; circum-Caribbean.]. It is not a trace fossil.

It was recombined as Cyclina cyclica by Gabb (1873); it was recombined as Cyclinella cyclica by Dall (1903), Anderson (1929), Woodring (1982) and Perrilliat (1992).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1866Dosinia cyclica Guppy p. 582 figs. pl. 26, fig. 15
1873Cyclina cyclica Gabb p. 250
1903Cyclinella cyclica Dall p. 1285
1903Cyclinella gatunensis Dall p. 1285
1911Cyclinella gatunensis Brown and Pilsbry p. 371
1927Cyclinella venezuelana Hodson p. 59 figs. pl. 34, figs. 3, 4
1929Cyclinella cyclica Anderson p. 167
1929Cyclinella gatunensis Anderson p. 167
1982Cyclinella cyclica Woodring p. 696
1992Cyclinella cyclica Perrilliat p. 15

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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
subfamilyMeretricinaeGray 1847
tribeMeretriciniGray 1847
subfamilyCyclinina(Frizzell 1936)
genusCyclinellaDall 1902
speciescyclica(Guppy 1866)

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.

Cyclinella cyclica Guppy 1866
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Invalid names: Cyclinella gatunensis Dall 1903 [synonym], Cyclinella venezuelana Hodson 1927 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available