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Veletuceta flammeus

Bivalvia - Arcida - Glycymerididae

Taxonomy
Glycymeris flammeus was named by Reeve (1843) [m. kosnik taxon no: 7417]. It is extant.

It was synonymized subjectively with Glycymeris (Veletuceta) grayana by Lamprell and Whitehead (1992); it was recombined as Veletuceta flammeus by Beu (2006).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1843Glycymeris flammeus Reeve
2006Veletuceta flammeus Beu p. 175

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
RankNameAuthor
infraclassPteriomorphia(Beurlen 1944)
OstreomorphiFerussac 1822
ArcioniGray 1854
orderArcida(Stoliczka 1871)
superfamilyArcoidea(Lamarck 1809)
familyGlycymerididaeNewton 1922
subfamilyGlycymeridinaeNewton 1922
genusVeletucetaDa Costa 1778
speciesflammeus(Reeve 1843)

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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Diagnosis
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