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Caryocorbula amethystina

Bivalvia - Pholadida - Corbulidae

Taxonomy
Corbula amethystina was named by Olsson (1961). It is extant.

It was recombined as Corbula (Caryocorbula) amethystina by Keen (1971); it was recombined as Caryocorbula amethystina by Hendy (2020).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1961Corbula amethystina Olsson
1971Corbula (Caryocorbula) amethystina Keen p. 264
2020Caryocorbula amethystina Hendy

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
RankNameAuthor
CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
CardioniFerussac 1822
CardiidiaFerussac 1822
CardiataFerussac 1822
superorderPholadiformiiGray 1854
orderPholadidaGray 1854
superfamilyMyoidea(Lamarck 1809)
familyCorbulidaeLamarck 1818
genusCaryocorbula(Gardner 1926)
speciesamethystina(Olsson 1961)

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.

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Diagnosis
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