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Cleionychia superba

Bivalvia - Myalinida - Ambonychiidae

Taxonomy
Ambonychia superba was named by Billings (1866).

It was recombined as Cleionychia superba by Ulrich (1892) and Pojeta (1966).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
C. incognita, C. naba

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1866Ambonychia superba Billings
1892Cleionychia superba Ulrich p. 97
1966Cleionychia superba Pojeta p. 178

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
—Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
RankNameAuthor
infraclassPteriomorphia(Beurlen 1944)
—OstreomorphiFerussac 1822
—OstreioniFerussac 1822
—MyalinataPaul 1939
orderMyalinidaPaul 1939
superfamilyAmbonychioidea(Miller 1877)
familyAmbonychiidaeMiller 1877
genusCleionychia
speciessuperba(Billings 1866)

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.

†Cleionychia superba Billings 1866
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available