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Ameghinomya meridonalis

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae

Taxonomy
Venus meridonalis was named by Sowerby (1846) [DISTRIBUTION: Oligocene-Miocene; Chile, Argentina.]. It is not a trace fossil.

It was recombined as Chione meridonalis by Frassinetti and Covacevich (1999); it was recombined as Ameghinomya meridonalis by Griffin and Nielsen (2008).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1846Venus meridonalis Sowerby p. 250 figs. pl. 2, fig. 13
1999Chione meridonalis Frassinetti and Covacevich p. 39
2008Ameghinomya meridonalis Griffin and Nielsen p. 22

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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
genusAmeghinomya()
speciesmeridonalis(Sowerby 1846)

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.

Ameghinomya meridonalis Sowerby 1846
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available