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Gemellima

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Limidae

Taxonomy
Limea (Gemellima) was named by Iredale (1929) [m. kosnik taxon no: 8330]. It is extant.

It was reranked as Gemellima by Vokes (1980) and Kosnik (2002).

It was assigned to Limea by Lamprell and Whitehead (1992); and to Limidae by Vokes (1980) and Kosnik (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1929Limea (Gemellima) Iredale
1980Gemellima Vokes p. 61
1992Limea (Gemellima) Lamprell and Whitehead p. 40
2002Gemellima Kosnik

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassPteriomorphia(Beurlen 1944)
RankNameAuthor
OstreomorphiFerussac 1822
OstreioniFerussac 1822
OstreataFerussac 1822
superorderOstreiformiiFerussac 1822
orderPectinida(Gray 1854)
suborderAnomiidinaGray 1854
Limoidei(Moore 1952)
superfamilyLimoidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyLimidaeRafinesque 1815
genusGemellima(Iredale 1929)

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.

G. Gemellima Iredale 1929
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available