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Chionopsis woodwardi

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae

Taxonomy
Venus woodwardi was named by Guppy (1866) [DISTRIBUTION: Early Pliocene; Jamaica.]. It is not a trace fossil.

It was recombined as Chione woodwardi by Dall (1903); it was recombined as Chione (Chione) woodwardi by Woodring (1925); it was recombined as Chione (Chionopsis) woodwardi by Perrilliat (1992); it was recombined as Chionopsis woodwardi by Hendy et al. (2008).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1866Venus woodwardi Guppy p. 292 figs. pl. 18, fig. 1
1903Chione woodwardi Dall pp. 1291-1292
1925Chione (Chione) woodwardi Woodring p. 160
1992Chione (Chionopsis) woodwardi Perrilliat p. 17
2008Chionopsis woodwardi Hendy et al.

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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
RankNameAuthor
CardiidiaFerussac 1822
CardiataFerussac 1822
superorderCardiiformiiFerussac 1822
orderCardiidaFerussac 1822
suborderCardiidinaFerussac 1822
Veneroidei(Gray 1854)
VeneroiteiGray 1854
superfamilyVeneroidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyVeneridaeRafinesque 1815
subfamilyVenerinaeRafinesque 1815
genusChionopsisOlsson 1932
specieswoodwardi(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.

Chionopsis woodwardi Guppy 1866
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available