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Circomphalus

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae

Taxonomy
Circomphalus was named by Mörch (1853) [Sepkoski's age data: T Mi-l-u R Sepkoski's reference number: 1112]. It is extant.

It was reranked as Antigona (Circomphalus) by Palmer (1927); it was reranked as Chione (Circomphalus) by Oostingh (1935).

It was assigned to Antigona by Palmer (1927); to Chione by Oostingh (1935); to Veneridae by Marasti (1973); to Veneroida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Venerinae by Vokes (1980) and Rosenberg (2005).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1853Circomphalus Mörch p. 23
1917Callanaitis Iredale
1927Antigona (Circomphalus) Palmer p. 308
1928Bassinaria Marwick
1935Chione (Circomphalus) Oostingh p. 185
1973Circomphalus Marasti p. 109
1980Circomphalus Vokes p. 167
1980Callanaitis Vokes p. 177
2002Bassinaria Sepkoski
2002Callanaitis Sepkoski
2002Circomphalus Sepkoski
2005Circomphalus Rosenberg

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
RankNameAuthor
CardioniFerussac 1822
CardiidiaFerussac 1822
CardiataFerussac 1822
superorderCardiiformiiFerussac 1822
orderCardiidaFerussac 1822
suborderCardiidinaFerussac 1822
Veneroidei(Gray 1854)
VeneroiteiGray 1854
superfamilyVeneroidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyVeneridaeRafinesque 1815
subfamilyVenerinaeRafinesque 1815
genusCircomphalusMörch 1853

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. Circomphalus Mörch 1853
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Circomphalus subplicatus dOrbigny 1852
Invalid names: Bassinaria Marwick 1928 [synonym], Callanaitis Iredale 1917 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available