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Pinctada

Bivalvia - Ostreida - Pteriidae

Taxonomy
Pinctada was named by Ršding (1798) [Sepkoski's age data: T Ol-l R Sepkoski's reference number: 1112]. It is extant.

It was reranked as Pteria (Pinctada) by Grant and IV and Gale (1931).

It was assigned to Pteria by Grant and IV and Gale (1931); to Pterioida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Pteriidae by Vokes (1980), Moore (1983), Lamprell and Healy (1998), Spencer et al. (2004) and Rosenberg (2005).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1798Pinctada Ršding
1807Unionium Link
1817Perlamater Schumacher p. 38
1819Meleagrina Lamarck
1826Pintadina Blainville p. 93
1891Avicula (Meleagrina) Bittner
1901Margaritifera Jameson p. 372
1931Pteria (Pinctada) Grant, IV and Gale p. 147
1968Margaritifera Mongin and Lapparent p. 149
1980Pinctada Vokes p. 37
1983Pinctada Moore p. A83
1998Pinctada Lamprell and Healy p. 102
2002Pinctada Sepkoski
2004Pinctada Spencer et al.
2005Pinctada Rosenberg

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
RankNameAuthor
infraclassPteriomorphia(Beurlen 1944)
OstreomorphiFerussac 1822
OstreioniFerussac 1822
OstreataFerussac 1822
superorderOstreiformiiFerussac 1822
orderOstreida(Fërussac 1822)
suborderMalleidinaGray 1854
superfamilyPterioideaGray 1847
familyPteriidaeGray 1847
genusPinctadaRšding 1798

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. Pinctada Ršding 1798
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Pinctada imbricata Röding 1798
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Invalid names: Pinctada radiata Leach 1814 [synonym]
Pinctada maculata Gould 1850
Pinctada margaritifera Linnaeus 1758
Invalid names: Margaritifera Jameson 1901 [synonym], Meleagrina Lamarck 1819 [synonym], Perlamater Schumacher 1817 [synonym], Pintadina Blainville 1826 [synonym], Unionium Link 1807 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available