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Cardiomya pectinata

Bivalvia - Poromyida - Cuspidariidae

Taxonomy
Neaera pectinata was named by Carpenter (1864). It is extant.

It was recombined as Cuspidaria pectinata by Clark (1931); it was recombined as Cardiomya pectinata by Coan and Valentich-Scott (2012) and Hendy (2021).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
C. alcocki, C. fredsmithi

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1864Neaera pectinata Carpenter p. 637
1886Cuspidaria (Cardiomya) californica Dall p. 296
1924Cardiomya oldroydi Dall p. 33
1931Cuspidaria pectinata Clark
1969Cardiomya isolirata Bernard p. 2231
2012Cardiomya pectinata Coan and Valentich-Scott p. 1008
2021Cardiomya pectinata Hendy

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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
—CardiidiaFerussac 1822
—PoromyataRidewood 1903
orderPoromyida(Ridewood 1903)
superfamilyCuspidarioideaDall 1886
familyCuspidariidaeDall 1886
genusCardiomyaAdams 1864
speciespectinata(Carpenter 1864)

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.

Cardiomya pectinata Carpenter 1864
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Invalid names: Cardiomya isolirata Bernard 1969 [synonym], Cardiomya oldroydi Dall 1924 [synonym], Cuspidaria (Cardiomya) californica Dall 1886 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available