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Chama macerophylla

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Chamidae

Taxonomy
Chama macerophylla was named by Gmelin (1791) [DISTRIBUTION: Miocene-Recent; Caribbean.]. It is extant.

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1791Chama macerophylla Gmelin
1801Chama imbricata Lamarck
1925Chama macerophylla Woodring p. 104
2005Chama macerophylla Rosenberg

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
—Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
—CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
RankNameAuthor
—CardioniFerussac 1822
—CardiidiaFerussac 1822
—CardiataFerussac 1822
superorderCardiiformiiFerussac 1822
orderCardiidaFerussac 1822
suborderCardiidinaFerussac 1822
—Veneroidei(Gray 1854)
—VeneroiteiGray 1854
superfamilyChamoidea(Blainville 1825)
familyChamidaeBlainville 1825
genusChama
speciesmacerophyllaGmelin 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.

Chama macerophylla Gmelin 1791
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Invalid names: Chama imbricata Lamarck 1801 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available