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Cryptomya (Venatomya) elliptica

Bivalvia - Pholadida - Myidae

Taxonomy
Cryptomya (Venatomya) elliptica was named by Adams (1851) [m. kosnik taxon no: 10793].

Subspecies
Cryptomya elliptica
Sister species
C. elliptica
Sister species lacking formal opinion data
C. busoensis, C. ferruginea

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1851Cryptomya (Venatomya) elliptica Adams
1998Cryptomya (Venatomya) elliptica Lamprell and Healy p. 190

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
—Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
RankNameAuthor
—CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
—CardioniFerussac 1822
—CardiidiaFerussac 1822
—CardiataFerussac 1822
superorderPholadiformiiGray 1854
orderPholadidaGray 1854
superfamilyMyoidea(Lamarck 1809)
familyMyidaeLamarck 1809
genusCryptomya(Iredale 1930)
subgenusVenatomya
speciesellipticaAdams 1851

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.

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†Cryptomya elliptica Adams 1851
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available