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Tapes aurea

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae

Taxonomy
Venus aurea was named by Gmelin (1788). It is extant.

It was recombined as Tapes aurea by Wood (1850).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
T. destefanii, T. faustinoi, T. modesta, T. textile, T. virgineus, T. vitaliana

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1788Venus aurea Gmelin p. 3288
1850Tapes aurea Wood p. 202

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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
tribeTapetini(Gray 1851)
genusTapesMühlfeld 1811
speciesaurea(Gmelin 1788)

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.

Tapes aurea Gmelin 1788
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available