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Chionopsis ornatissima

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae

Taxonomy
Venus ornatissima was named by Broderip (1835). It is extant.

It was recombined as Chionopsis ornatissima by Coan and Valentich-Scott (2012).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Chione taftoni, C. bolivarensis, C. walli, C. australis

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1835Venus ornatissima Broderip p. 44
1941Chione traftoni Pilsbry and Olsson p. 61
2012Chionopsis ornatissima Coan and Valentich-Scott p. 766

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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
genusChionopsisOlsson 1932
speciesornatissima(Broderip 1835)

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.

Chionopsis ornatissima Broderip 1835
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Invalid names: Chione traftoni Pilsbry and Olsson 1941 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available