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Chama limbula

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Chamidae

Taxonomy
Chama limbula was named by Lamarck (1819) [DISTRIBUTION: Pleistocene-Recent; west Pacific.]. It is extant.

Synonyms
  • Chama iostoma was named by Conrad (1837). It is extant.

    It was synonymized subjectively with Chama limbula by Kilburn and Rippey (1982).
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1819Chama limbula Lamarck
1837Chama iostoma Conrad
1946Chama limbula Abrard p. 100
1992Chama limbula Oliver p. 105
2007Chama limbula Hendy

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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
superfamilyChamoidea(Blainville 1825)
familyChamidaeBlainville 1825
genusChama
specieslimbulaLamarck 1819

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.

Chama limbula Lamarck 1819
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Invalid names: Chama iostoma Conrad 1837 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available