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Nicaniella communis

Bivalvia - Carditida - Astartidae

Taxonomy
Astarte communis was named by Zittel and Goubert (1861). It is not extant. It is the type species of Nicaniella.

It was recombined as Nicaniella communis by Chavan (1945).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1861Astarte communis Zittel and Goubert
1945Nicaniella communis Chavan

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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
subfamilyAstartinaed'Orbigny 1844
genusNicaniellaChavan 1945
speciescommunis(Zittel and Goubert 1861)

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.

Nicaniella communis Zittel and Goubert 1861
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Diagnosis
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