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Data as of: 2006-05-17

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Bivalvia Veneroida Tridacnidae

Tridachnes maxima R�ding, 1798

Type of listing: Entry in a Synonymy

Senior name:

Tridacna (Chametrachea) maxima R�ding, 1798

Types

Primary Type: lectotype [] R�ding, P.F. 1798. p.171, no. 184
lectotype a smooth specimen Mauritius

Keywords

Original Epithet:  maxima
Nomenclatural Action: New Taxon      R�ding, P.F. 1798. p.128
Original Text Name:  Tridachnes maxima
Original Genus:  Tridachnes

References

Chemnitz, J.H. 1784. pl. 49, fig. 495 Illustration of type specimen
Rosewater, J. 1965. p.388 General reference

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Loboconcha
          Bivalvia
            Heterodonta
              Veneroida
                Tridacnoidea
                  Tridacnidae Lamarck, 1819
                    Tridacna Brugui�re, 1797
                      Tridacna (Chametrachea) M�rch, 1853
                        Tridacna (Chametrachea) maxima R�ding, 1798
                          Tridachnes maxima R�ding, 1798

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=16982) created by on unknown date. Record not subsequently updated.