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Cavilinga prolongata

Bivalvia - Lucinida - Lucinidae

Taxonomy
Lucina prolongata was named by Carpenter (1857). It is extant.

It was recombined as Parvilucina (Cavilinga) prolongata by Aberhan and Fursich (1991); it was recombined as Cavilinga prolongata by Coan and Valentich-Scott (2012).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1857Lucina prolongata Carpenter
1991Parvilucina (Cavilinga) prolongata Aberhan and Fursich
2012Cavilinga prolongata Coan and Valentich-Scott p. 334

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
RankNameAuthor
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
CardioniFerussac 1822
LucinidiaGray 1854
orderLucinida(Stoliczka 1871)
superfamilyLucinoideaFleming 1828
familyLucinidaeFleming 1828
genusCavilingaChavan 1937
speciesprolongata(Carpenter 1857)

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.

Cavilinga prolongata Carpenter 1857
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available