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Clementia
Classification
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Bivalvia
Subclass:
Heterodonta
Order:
Veneroida
Superfamily:
Veneracea (Venus clams)
Family:
Veneridae
Subfamily:
Clementlinae
Formal Genus Name and Reference:
Clementia GRAY, 1842
Type Species:
Venus papyracea Gray, 1825, SD GRAY, 1847
Images
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Fig. E147,2. *C. (C.) papyracea (Gray), Rec., Pac., 2 a, b, LV ext., RV int., X0.5 ( 124 b )
Synonyms
Blainvillia
Geographic Distribution
N.Am.-Eu.-Asia-Afr.-Pac.
Age Range
Beginning Stage in Treatise Usage:
Eoc.
Beginning International Stage:
Ypresian
Fraction Up In Beginning Stage:
0
Beginning Date:
56
Ending Stage in Treatise Usage:
Rec.
Ending International Stage:
Meghalayan
Fraction Up In Ending Stage:
100
Ending Date:
0
Description
Ovate, concentrically waved, no lunule, pallial sinus deep
References
Museum or Author Information
Classification
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Bivalvia
Subclass:
Heterodonta
Order:
Veneroida
Superfamily:
Veneracea (Venus clams)
Family:
Veneridae
Subfamily:
Clementlinae
Formal Genus Name and Reference:
Clementia GRAY, 1842
Type Species:
Venus papyracea Gray, 1825, SD GRAY, 1847
Images
(Click to enlarge in a new window)
Fig. E147,2. *C. (C.) papyracea (Gray), Rec., Pac., 2 a, b, LV ext., RV int., X0.5 ( 124 b )
Synonyms
Blainvillia
Geographic Distribution
N.Am.-Eu.-Asia-Afr.-Pac.
Age Range
Beginning Stage in Treatise Usage:
Eoc.
Beginning International Stage:
Ypresian
Fraction Up In Beginning Stage:
0
Beginning Date:
56
Ending Stage in Treatise Usage:
Rec.
Ending International Stage:
Meghalayan
Fraction Up In Ending Stage:
100
Ending Date:
0
Description
Ovate, concentrically waved, no lunule, pallial sinus deep