''Carditamera'' is a genus of
molluscs
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in the family
Carditidae
Carditidae is a family of marine bivalve clams of the order Carditida, which was long included in the Venerida. They are the type taxon of the superfamily Carditoidea.
Carditidae is a neglected and poorly classified family. It has six ...
.
It is the
type genus
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Zoological nomenclature
According to the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature, "The name-bearin ...
of the
subfamily
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Carditamerinae.
''Byssomera'' is a
junior synonym
In taxonomy, the scientific classification of living organisms, a synonym is an alternative scientific name for the accepted scientific name of a taxon. The botanical and zoological codes of nomenclature treat the concept of synonymy differently.
...
or subgenus of ''Carditamera'' but has sometimes been written as a subgenus of ''
Cardita'', due to its type species having been synonymised from ''Cardita'' (''Byssomera'') ''affinis'' to ''Carditamera'' (''Byssomera'') ''affinis''.
Species
* ''
Carditamera affinis''
(G.B. Sowerby I, 1833)
* ''
Carditamera arata
''Carditamera'' is a genus of molluscs in the family Carditidae.
It is the type genus of the subfamily Carditamerinae.
''Byssomera'' is a junior synonym or subgenus of ''Carditamera'' but has sometimes been written as a subgenus of '' Cardita' ...
''
(Conrad, 1838)
* ''
Carditamera contigua
''Carditamera'' is a genus of molluscs in the family Carditidae.
It is the type genus of the subfamily Carditamerinae.
''Byssomera'' is a junior synonym or subgenus of ''Carditamera'' but has sometimes been written as a subgenus of ''Cardita'', ...
''
(Dautzenberg, 1910)
* ''
Carditamera gracilis''
(Shuttleworth, 1856) – West Indian cardita
* ''
Carditamera plata
''Carditamera'' is a genus of molluscs in the family Carditidae.
It is the type genus of the subfamily Carditamerinae.
''Byssomera'' is a junior synonym or subgenus of ''Carditamera'' but has sometimes been written as a subgenus of '' Cardita' ...
''
(Ihering, 1907)
* ''
Carditamera radiata''
(G.B. Sowerby I, 1833)
References
Carditidae
Bivalve genera
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