Basic info Taxonomic history Classification Included Taxa
Morphology Ecology and taphonomy External Literature Search Age range and collections

Atrina nigra

Bivalvia - Ostreida - Pinnidae

Taxonomy
Pinna nigra was named by Dillwyn (1817). It is extant. It is the type species of Atrina.

It was recombined as Atrina nigra by Jung (1965) and Okan and Hosgor (2009).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
A. gravida, A. rioturbiensis, A. sinuta, A. tuberculosa, A. zelandica

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1817Pinna nigra Dillwyn
1965Atrina nigra Jung p. 438
2009Atrina nigra Okan and Hosgor p. 7

Is something missing? Join the Paleobiology Database and enter the data

RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
—Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassPteriomorphia(Beurlen 1944)
RankNameAuthor
—OstreomorphiFerussac 1822
—OstreioniFerussac 1822
—OstreataFerussac 1822
superorderOstreiformiiFerussac 1822
orderOstreida(Fërussac 1822)
suborderMalleidinaGray 1854
superfamilyPinnoideaLeach 1819
familyPinnidaeLeach 1819
genusAtrinaGray 1842
speciesnigra(Dillwyn 1817)

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.

Atrina nigra Dillwyn 1817
show all | hide all
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available