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Chama frondosa

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Chamidae

Taxonomy
Chama frondosa was named by Broderip (1835). It is extant.

It was recombined as Chama (Chama) frondosa by Moore (1988).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1835Chama frondosa Broderip p. 148
1926Chama frondosa Jordan and Hertlein p. 427
1988Chama (Chama) frondosa Moore p. D30 figs. Plate 9, figures 8-10; plate 10, figure 7
2012Chama frondosa Coan and Valentich-Scott p. 435

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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
genusChama
speciesfrondosaBroderip 1835

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.

Chama frondosa Broderip 1835
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Chama frondosa mexicana Carpenter 1857
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available