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Venus petricosa

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae

Taxonomy
Venus petricosa was named by Simpson (1855).

It was recombined as Ceratomya petricosa by Cox (1928).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1855Venus petricosa Simpson p. 121
1867Isocardia liassica Moore p. 217 figs. Pl 7, fig 3
1928Ceratomya petricosa Cox p. 244 figs. Pl 18, figs 4a,b

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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
genusVenus
speciespetricosaSimpson 1855

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.

Venus petricosa Simpson 1855
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available