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Chama praetexta

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Chamidae

Taxonomy

No taxonomic data are available

Sister species
C. aculeata, C. arcana, C. asperella, C. aspersa, C. berjadinensis, C. bezanconi, C. brassica, C. calcarata, C. callipona, C. canaliculata, C. chipolana, C. congregata (syn. C. congregatoides), C. cornu, C. corrugata, C. corticosaformis, C. eudeila, C. exogyra, C. fimbriata, C. florida, C. fragum, C. frondosa, C. granti, C. grunskyi (syn. C. pacifica), C. gryphoides, C. huttoni, C. involuta, C. janus, C. lamellifera, C. lazarus, C. limbula (syn. C. iostoma), C. macerophylla (syn. C. imbricata), C. monroensis, C. nejdensis, C. oblongum, C. pacifica, C. pellucida, C. piruensis, C. pittensis, C. pulchella, C. radians, C. radiata, C. reflexa, C. ruderalis, C. scheibei, C. sinuosa, C. squamuligera, C. strepta

Synonymy list
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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
speciespraetexta

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.

Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range: Pliocene or 5.33300 to 2.58800 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Papua New Guinea Chama praetexta (78263)