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Tridachnes maxima

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Cardiidae

Taxonomy
Tridachnes maxima was named by Roeding (1798) [m. kosnik taxon no: 10330]. It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Chama maxima by Röding (1798); it was recombined as Tridacna (Chametrachea) maxima by Harzhauser et al. (2008); it was recombined as Tridacna maxima by Kosnik (2002) and Salvat et al. (2018).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1798Tridachnes maxima Roeding
1798Chama maxima Röding
2002Tridacna maxima Kosnik p. 64
2008Tridacna (Chametrachea) maxima Harzhauser et al. p. 205
2018Tridacna maxima Salvat et al.

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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
RankNameAuthor
CardiidiaFerussac 1822
CardiataFerussac 1822
superorderCardiiformiiFerussac 1822
orderCardiidaFerussac 1822
suborderCardiidinaFerussac 1822
CardioideiFerussac 1822
superfamilyCardioidea(Lamarck 1809)
familyCardiidaeLamarck 1809
Neocardiids
EucardiidsSchneider 1995
subfamilyTridacninae(Lamarck 1819)
genusTridachnesRoeding 1789
speciesmaximaRoeding 1798

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.

Tridachnes maxima Roeding 1798
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Diagnosis
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