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Callithaca

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae

Taxonomy
Callithaca was named by Dall (1902) [Sepkoski's age data: T Mi-u R Sepkoski's reference number: 1112]. It is extant.

It was reranked as Paphia (Callithaca) by Waterfall (1929); it was reranked as Protothaca (Callithaca) by Coan et al. (2000).

It was assigned to Paphia by Waterfall (1929); to Protothaca by Coan et al. (2000); to Veneroida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Venerinae by Coan and Valentich-Scott (2012).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1902Callithaca Dall
1929Paphia (Callithaca) Waterfall p. 85
1937Protocallithaca Nomura
2000Protothaca (Callithaca) Coan et al. p. 376
2002Callithaca Sepkoski
2002Protocallithaca Sepkoski
2012Callithaca Coan and Valentich-Scott p. 756

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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
genusCallithacaDall 1902

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. Callithaca Dall 1902
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Callithaca adamsi Reeve 1863
Callithaca tenerrima Carpenter 1857
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Invalid names: Paphia restorationensis Frizzell 1930 [synonym]
Invalid names: Protocallithaca Nomura 1937 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available