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Chionopsis pulicaria

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae

Taxonomy
Venus pulicaria was named by Broderip (1835). It is extant.

It was recombined as Chione (Gnidiella) pulicaria by Parker (1949); it was recombined as Chionopsis pulicaria by Coan and Valentich-Scott (2012).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1835Venus pulicaria Broderip
1932Chione montezuma Pilsbry and Lowe p. 101
1949Chione (Gnidiella) pulicaria Parker p. 583 figs. Plate 91, figures 9, 13; plate 93, figure 7
2012Chionopsis pulicaria Coan and Valentich-Scott p. 766

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
CardioniFerussac 1822
RankNameAuthor
CardiidiaFerussac 1822
CardiataFerussac 1822
superorderCardiiformiiFerussac 1822
orderCardiidaFerussac 1822
suborderCardiidinaFerussac 1822
Veneroidei(Gray 1854)
VeneroiteiGray 1854
superfamilyVeneroidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyVeneridaeRafinesque 1815
subfamilyVenerinaeRafinesque 1815
genusChionopsisOlsson 1932
speciespulicaria(Broderip 1835)

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.

Chionopsis pulicaria Broderip 1835
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Invalid names: Chione montezuma Pilsbry and Lowe 1932 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Locomotion: facultatively mobileg
Life habit: infaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-09-04 16:33:31
Modified: 2009-09-04 18:33:31
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009
Collections
No collection or age range data are available