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Callista
Classification
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Bivalvia
Subclass:
Heterodonta
Order:
Veneroida
Superfamily:
Veneracea (Venus clams)
Family:
Veneridae
Subfamily:
Pitarinae
Formal Genus Name and Reference:
Callista POLI, 1791
Type Species:
Venus chione Linné, 1758, SD MEEK, 1876
Images
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Fig. E144,7. *C. (C.) chione (Linné), Rec., Medit., 7 a-c, LV ext., int., RV int., X0.5 (592).
Synonyms
Callistoderma
Geographic Distribution
Eu.-N.Am.-C.Am.-Carib.-Asia-N.Z.-E.Indies
Age Range
Beginning Stage in Treatise Usage:
Paleoc.
Beginning International Stage:
Danian
Fraction Up In Beginning Stage:
0
Beginning Date:
66.04
Ending Stage in Treatise Usage:
Rec.
Ending International Stage:
Meghalayan
Fraction Up In Ending Stage:
100
Ending Date:
0
Description
Glossy, with or without sculpture, pallial sinus wide, horizontal, pointed, $3 b$ narrow
References
Museum or Author Information
Classification
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Bivalvia
Subclass:
Heterodonta
Order:
Veneroida
Superfamily:
Veneracea (Venus clams)
Family:
Veneridae
Subfamily:
Pitarinae
Formal Genus Name and Reference:
Callista POLI, 1791
Type Species:
Venus chione Linné, 1758, SD MEEK, 1876
Images
(Click to enlarge in a new window)
Fig. E144,7. *C. (C.) chione (Linné), Rec., Medit., 7 a-c, LV ext., int., RV int., X0.5 (592).
Synonyms
Callistoderma
Geographic Distribution
Eu.-N.Am.-C.Am.-Carib.-Asia-N.Z.-E.Indies
Age Range
Beginning Stage in Treatise Usage:
Paleoc.
Beginning International Stage:
Danian
Fraction Up In Beginning Stage:
0
Beginning Date:
66.04
Ending Stage in Treatise Usage:
Rec.
Ending International Stage:
Meghalayan
Fraction Up In Ending Stage:
100
Ending Date:
0
Description
Glossy, with or without sculpture, pallial sinus wide, horizontal, pointed, $3 b$ narrow