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Chlamys decemnarius

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pectinidae

Taxonomy
Pecten decemnarius was named by Conrad (1834) [DISTRIBUTION: Late Pliocene; Atlantic Coastal Plain.]. It is not a trace fossil.

It was recombined as Pecten (Chlamys) decemnarius by Dall (1898) and Mansfield (1936); it was recombined as Chlamys (Chlamys) decemnarius by Rowland (1936); it was recombined as Chlamys decemnarius by Gardner (1943), Gibson (1987) and Hendy et al. (2008).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1834Pecten decemnarius Conrad p. 151
1898Pecten (Chlamys) decemnarius Dall p. 741
1936Pecten (Chlamys) decemnarius Mansfield p. 174
1936Chlamys (Chlamys) decemnarius Rowland p. 1009
1943Chlamys decemnarius Gardner p. 31
1987Chlamys decemnarius Gibson p. 65
2008Chlamys decemnarius Hendy et al.

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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)
suborderPectinidina(Adams and Adams 1858)
superfamilyPectinoideaRafinesque 1815
PectinoidaeRafinesque 1815
familyPectinidaeWilkes 1810
genusChlamysRöding 1798
speciesdecemnarius(Conrad 1834)

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.

Chlamys decemnarius Conrad 1834
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available