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Cryptomya californica

Bivalvia - Pholadida - Myidae

Taxonomy
Sphaenia californica was named by Conrad (1837) [DISTRIBUTION: Alaska-Mexico, Japan; Late Miocene-Recent.]. It is extant.

It was recombined as Cryptomya californica by Ashley (1895), Woodring and Bramlette (1950), Coan et al. (2000) and Hendy (2021).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1837Sphaenia californica Conrad p. 234
1895Cryptomya californica Ashley p. 344
1909Cryptomya oregonensis Dall p. 132
1942Cryptomya oregonensis Weaver p. 252
1950Cryptomya californica Woodring and Bramlette
2000Cryptomya californica Coan et al. p. 474
2021Cryptomya californica Hendy

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
RankNameAuthor
CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
CardioniFerussac 1822
CardiidiaFerussac 1822
CardiataFerussac 1822
superorderPholadiformiiGray 1854
orderPholadidaGray 1854
superfamilyMyoidea(Lamarck 1809)
familyMyidaeLamarck 1809
genusCryptomyaConrad 1848
speciescalifornica(Conrad 1837)

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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Invalid names: Cryptomya oregonensis Dall 1909 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available