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Cardiomya gouldiana

Bivalvia - Poromyida - Cuspidariidae

Taxonomy
Neaera gouldiana was named by Hinds (1843). It is extant. It is the type species of Cardiomya.

It was recombined as Cardiomya gouldiana by Coan and Valentich-Scott (2012).

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1843Neaera gouldiana Hinds
2012Cardiomya gouldiana Coan and Valentich-Scott p. 1004

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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
speciesgouldiana(Hinds 1843)

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.

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Diagnosis
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