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Taxonomy
Amiantis was named by Carpenter (1863) [Sepkoski's age data: T Eo-l R Sepkoski's reference number: 914]. It is extant.
It was reranked as Cytherea (Amiantis) by Vredenburg (1928); it was reranked as Meretrix (Amiantis) by Abrard (1947).
It was assigned to Cytherea by Vredenburg (1928); to Meretrix by Abrard (1947); to Pitarinae by da Silva Forti (1969) and Vokes (1980); to Veneroida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Callocardiinae by Coan and Valentich-Scott (2012).
It was reranked as Cytherea (Amiantis) by Vredenburg (1928); it was reranked as Meretrix (Amiantis) by Abrard (1947).
It was assigned to Cytherea by Vredenburg (1928); to Meretrix by Abrard (1947); to Pitarinae by da Silva Forti (1969) and Vokes (1980); to Veneroida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Callocardiinae by Coan and Valentich-Scott (2012).
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1863 | Amiantis Carpenter p. 339 |
1928 | Cytherea (Amiantis) Vredenburg p. 451 |
1947 | Meretrix (Amiantis) Abrard |
1969 | Amiantis da Silva Forti p. 84 |
1980 | Amiantis Vokes p. 170 |
2002 | Amiantis Sepkoski |
2012 | Amiantis Coan and Valentich-Scott p. 792 |
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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. Amiantis Carpenter 1863
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Subg. Amiantis (Amiantis) Carpenter 1863
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†Amiantis (Amiantis) dalli Clark 1915
†Amiantis (Amiantis) navidadensis Frassinetti and Covacevich 1993
Subg. Amiantis (Eucallista)
†Amiantis communis Nomland 1917
†Amiantis loeli Wiedey 1929
†Amiantis mathewsoni Gabb 1866
†Amiantis mathewsonii Gabb 1866
Amiantis purpurata Lamarck 1818
†Cytherea (Amiantis) incrassata Sowerby 1817
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available