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Opis (Hesperopis) vancouverensis

Bivalvia - Carditida - Astartidae

Taxonomy
Opis vancouverensis was named by Whiteaves (1879).

It was recombined as Opis (Hesperopis) vancouverensis by Squires and Saul (2009).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1879Opis vancouverensis Whiteaves
2009Opis (Hesperopis) vancouverensis Squires and Saul p. 1328 figs. 3A, 9

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
RankNameAuthor
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
CarditioniDall 1889
orderCarditida(Dall 1889)
superfamilyCrassatelloidea(FĂ©russac 1822)
familyAstartidaed'Orbigny 1844
subfamilyOpinaeChavan 1952
genusOpisDefrance 1824
subgenusHesperopis
speciesvancouverensis(Whiteaves 1879)

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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