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Venerella (Compsomyax)

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae

Taxonomy
Venerella (Compsomyax) was named by Stewart (1930). It is extant. Its type is Clementia subdiaphana.

It was Katherinella (Compsomyax) by Woodring (1938); it was reranked as Compsomyax by Sepkoski (2002).

It was assigned to Katherinella by Woodring (1938); to Venerella by Weaver (1943); and to Veneroida by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1930Venerella (Compsomyax) Stewart pp. 224 - 225 figs. Plate 14, fig. 6
1938Katherinella (Compsomyax) Woodring p. 54
1943Venerella (Compsomyax) Weaver
2002Compsomyax Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
CardioniFerussac 1822
RankNameAuthor
CardiidiaFerussac 1822
CardiataFerussac 1822
superorderCardiiformiiFerussac 1822
orderCardiidaFerussac 1822
suborderCardiidinaFerussac 1822
Veneroidei(Gray 1854)
VeneroiteiGray 1854
superfamilyVeneroidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyVeneridaeRafinesque 1815
subfamilyVenerinaeRafinesque 1815
tribeTapetini(Gray 1851)
genusVenerellaCossmann 1886
subgenusCompsomyax

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.

Subg. Venerella (Compsomyax) Stewart 1930
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Compsomyax stewarti Clark and Durham 1946
Compsomyax subdiaphana Carpenter 1864
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Invalid names: Clementia obliqua Jukes-Brown 1913 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available