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Arcinella draconis

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Chamidae

Taxonomy
Chama draconis was named by Dall (1903). It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Pseudochama draconis by Nicol (1952); it was recombined as Arcinella draconis by Woodring (1982).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1903Chama draconis Dall p. 1399 figs. pl. 56, fig. 17, 18
1952Pseudochama draconis Nicol p. 815
1982Arcinella draconis Woodring p. 631

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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
genusArcinellaSchumacher 1817
speciesdraconis(Dall 1903)

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.

Arcinella draconis Dall 1903
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Diagnosis
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