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Donax (Chion)

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Donacidae

Taxonomy
Chion was named as a genus. It is extant.

It was reranked as Donax (Chion) by Cox et al. (1969).

It was assigned to Donax by Cox et al. (1969); and to Veneroida by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1969Donax (Chion) Cox et al. p. N628
2002Chion Sepkoski

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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
CardioideiFerussac 1822
superfamilyTellinoidea(Blainville 1814)
familyDonacidaeFleming 1828
genusDonax
subgenusChion

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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available