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Cleionychia montrealensis

Bivalvia - Myalinida - Ambonychiidae

Taxonomy
Vanuxemia montrealensis was named by Billings (1859). It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Clionychia montrealensis by Whiteaves (1908) and Raymond (1916); it was recombined as Cleionychia montrealensis by Pojeta (1966) and Wagner (2023).

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1859Vanuxemia montrealensis Billings
1908Clionychia montrealensis Whiteaves
1916Clionychia montrealensis Raymond
1966Cleionychia montrealensis Pojeta p. 179
2023Cleionychia montrealensis Wagner p. S2300

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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
speciesmontrealensis()

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 montrealensis Billings 1859
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available