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Chama canaliculata

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Chamidae

Taxonomy
Chama canaliculata was named by Sowerby (1813).

It was recombined as Gryphaeostrea canaliculata by Gruendel (1982), Gliozzi and Malatesta (1983) and Dhondt and Jagt (1987).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1813Chama canaliculata Sowerby
1982Gryphaeostrea canaliculata Gruendel
1983Gryphaeostrea canaliculata Gliozzi and Malatesta p. 90
1987Gryphaeostrea canaliculata Dhondt and Jagt

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
RankNameAuthor
CardioniFerussac 1822
CardiidiaFerussac 1822
CardiataFerussac 1822
superorderCardiiformiiFerussac 1822
orderCardiidaFerussac 1822
suborderCardiidinaFerussac 1822
Veneroidei(Gray 1854)
VeneroiteiGray 1854
superfamilyChamoidea(Blainville 1825)
familyChamidaeBlainville 1825
genusChama
speciescanaliculataSowerby 1813

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.

Chama canaliculata Sowerby 1813
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available