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Protothaca (Tropithaca) seymourensis

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae

Taxonomy
Chione seymourensis was named by Dall and Oschner (1928). It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Protothaca (Tropithaca) seymourensis by Hertlein (1972).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
P. staylei, P. tateiwai

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1928Chione seymourensis Dall and Oschner p. 123 figs. pl. 3, figs. 1, 5
1972Protothaca (Tropithaca) seymourensis Hertlein p. 33

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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
genusProtothacaRömer 1857
subgenusTropithaca
speciesseymourensis(Dall and Oschner 1928)

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.

†Protothaca (Tropithaca) seymourensis Dall and Oschner 1928
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Diagnosis
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