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Cyprimeria discus

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae

Taxonomy
Lucina discus was named by Matheron (1843).

It was recombined as Cyprimeria discus by Dhondt (1987).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
C. cyprimeriformis, C. depressa, C. washitaensis

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1843Lucina discus Matheron
1850Lucina geinitzii Mueller
1987Cyprimeria discus Dhondt

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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
—CardiidiaFerussac 1822
RankNameAuthor
—CardiataFerussac 1822
superorderCardiiformiiFerussac 1822
orderCardiidaFerussac 1822
suborderCardiidinaFerussac 1822
—Veneroidei(Gray 1854)
—VeneroiteiGray 1854
superfamilyVeneroidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyVeneridaeRafinesque 1815
subfamilyMeretricinaeGray 1847
tribeMeretriciniGray 1847
subfamilyCyclinina(Frizzell 1936)
genusCyprimeriaConrad 1864
speciesdiscus(Matheron 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.

†Cyprimeria discus Matheron 1843
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Invalid names: Lucina geinitzii Mueller 1850 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available