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Chamelea

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae

Taxonomy
Chamelea was named by Mörch (1853) [Sepkoski's age data: T Ol-l R Sepkoski's reference number: 814]. It is extant.

It was reranked as Dione (Chamelea) by Conrad (1863); it was reranked as Chione (Chamelea) by Dall (1903), Mansfield (1940), Gardner (1943).

It was assigned to Dione by Conrad (1863); to Chione by Dall (1903), Mansfield (1940), Gardner (1943); to Veneroida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Veneridae by Marasti (1973), Vera-Peláez et al. (2004), Schneider et al. (2005).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1853Chamelea Mörch
1863Dione (Chamelea) Conrad p. 1292
1903Chione (Chamelea) Dall
1940Chione (Chamelea) Mansfield p. 199
1943Chione (Chamelea) Gardner p. 129
1973Chamelea Marasti p. 111
2002Chamelea Sepkoski
2004Chamalea Vera-Peláez et al. p. 255
2005Chamelea Schneider et al. p. 102

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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
genusChameleaMörch 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. Chamelea Mörch 1853
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Chamelea gallina Linneus 1758
Chione (Chamelea) catunna Mansfield 1940
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available