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Cultellus maximus

Bivalvia - Solenida - Pharidae

Taxonomy
Solen maximus was named by Gmelin (1791). It is extant.

It was recombined as Cultellus maximus by Rosenberg et al. (2006).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
C. cultellatus

Synonyms
  • Solen lacteus was named by Spengler (1794). It is extant.

    It was recombined as Cultellus (Cultellus) lacteus by Dheeradilok et al. (1984); it was synonymized subjectively with Cultellus maximus by Rosenberg et al. (2006).
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1791Solen maximus Gmelin
1794Solen lacteus Spengler
1984Cultellus (Cultellus) lacteus Dheeradilok et al.
2006Cultellus maximus Rosenberg et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
—Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
RankNameAuthor
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
—CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
—CardioniFerussac 1822
—CardiidiaFerussac 1822
—SolenataDall 1889
orderSolenidaDall 1889
superfamilySolenoidea(Lamarck 1809)
familyPharidaeAdams and A 1858
genusCultellusSchumacher 1817
speciesmaximus(Gmelin 1791)

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.

Cultellus maximus Gmelin 1791
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Invalid names: Solen lacteus Spengler 1794 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available