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Chionista

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae

Taxonomy
Chionista was named by Keen (1958) [Sepkoski's age data: Q Plei R]. It is extant.

It was reranked as Chione (Chionista) by Coan et al. (2000) and Roopnarine (2001).

It was assigned to Chione by Coan et al. (2000) and Roopnarine (2001); to Veneridae by Todd (2001); to Veneroida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Venerinae by Coan and Valentich-Scott (2012).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1958Chionista Keen
2000Chione (Chionista) Coan et al. p. 369
2001Chione (Chionista) Roopnarine p. 645
2001Chionista Todd
2002Chionista Sepkoski
2012Chionista Coan and Valentich-Scott p. 762

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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
genusChionistaKeen 1958

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. Chionista Keen 1958
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Chionista fluctifraga Sowerby II 1853
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Invalid names: Chione cortezi Carpenter 1864 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available