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Ctenostreon proboscideum

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Limidae

Taxonomy
Lima proboscidea was named by Sowerby (1820). It is not extant.

It was synonymized subjectively with Ctenostreon rugosum by Aberhan (1998); it was recombined as Ctenostreon proboscideum by Lazar et al. (2004).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1820Lima proboscidea Sowerby
2004Ctenostreon proboscideum Lazar et al. p. 235 figs. Pl 2, fig 6

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassPteriomorphia(Beurlen 1944)
RankNameAuthor
OstreomorphiFerussac 1822
OstreioniFerussac 1822
OstreataFerussac 1822
superorderOstreiformiiFerussac 1822
orderPectinida(Gray 1854)
suborderAnomiidinaGray 1854
Limoidei(Moore 1952)
superfamilyLimoidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyLimidaeRafinesque 1815
genusCtenostreonEichwald 1862
speciesproboscideum(Sowerby 1820)

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.

Ctenostreon proboscideum Sowerby 1820
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available