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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).
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
Year | Name and author |
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1958 | Chionista Keen |
2000 | Chione (Chionista) Coan et al. p. 369 |
2001 | Chione (Chionista) Roopnarine p. 645 |
2001 | Chionista Todd |
2002 | Chionista Sepkoski |
2012 | Chionista Coan and Valentich-Scott p. 762 |
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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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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available