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Cytheriopsis

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae

Taxonomy
Cytheriopsis was named by Conrad (1865) [Sepkoski's age data: T Eo-m-u T Mi Sepkoski's reference number: 700]. It is not extant.

It was reranked as Grateloupia (Cytheriopsis) by Harris (1919) and Clark and Durham (1946).

It was assigned to Grateloupia by Harris (1919) and Clark and Durham (1946); to Meretricinae by Vokes (1980) and Woodring (1982); and to Veneroida by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1865Cytheriopsis Conrad
1919Grateloupia (Cytheriopsis) Harris p. 151
1946Grateloupia (Cytheriopsis) Clark and Durham p. 64
1980Cytheriopsis Vokes p. 169
1982Cytheriopsis Woodring p. 683
2002Cytheriopsis Sepkoski

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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
superfamilyVeneroidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyVeneridaeRafinesque 1815
subfamilyMeretricinaeGray 1847
genusCytheriopsisConrad 1865

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.

G. †Cytheriopsis Conrad 1865
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Cytheriopsis conradi Clark and Durham 1946
Cytheriopsis hydana Conrad 1865
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available