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Callithaca tenerrima

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae

Taxonomy
Tapes tenerrima was named by Carpenter (1857). It is extant.

It was recombined as Paphia tenerrima by Arnold and Hannibal (1913); it was recombined as Paphia (Callithaca) tenerrima by Waterfall (1929); it was recombined as Protothaca tenerrima by Woodring and Bramlette (1950); it was recombined as Protothaca (Callithaca) tenerrima by Coan et al. (2000); it was recombined as Callithaca tenerrima by Coan and Valentich-Scott (2012) and Hendy (2021).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1857Tapes tenerrima Carpenter p. 200
1895Tapes tenerrima Ashley p. 344
1913Paphia tenerrima Arnold and Hannibal
1929Paphia (Callithaca) tenerrima Waterfall p. 85
1930Paphia restorationensis Frizzell p. 120
1950Protothaca tenerrima Woodring and Bramlette
2000Protothaca (Callithaca) tenerrima Coan et al. p. 376
2012Callithaca tenerrima Coan and Valentich-Scott p. 756
2021Callithaca tenerrima Hendy

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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
genusCallithacaDall 1902
speciestenerrima(Carpenter 1857)

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.

Callithaca tenerrima Carpenter 1857
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Invalid names: Paphia restorationensis Frizzell 1930 [synonym]
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available