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Clementia elongata

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae

Taxonomy
Clementia elongata was named by Wiedey (1928). Its type specimen is SDSNH 35, a valve, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is LSJU loc. 432, which is in a Miocene coastal sandstone in the Temblor Formation of California.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1928Clementia elongata Wiedey p. 147 figs. Plate 18, figure 6

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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
subfamilyClementiina(Frizzell 1936)
genusClementiaGray 1847
specieselongata

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.

Clementia elongata Wiedey 1928
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Diagnosis
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