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Bivalvia Veneroida Tridacnidae 

Tridacna compressa Reeve, 1862

Type of listing: Entry in a Synonymy


Senior name:

Tridacna (Chametrachea) maxima Röding, 1798

Types

Primary Type: lectotype [] Reeve, L.A. 1862. pl. 6, fig. 5; pl. 7, fig. 5b
BMNH lectotype (Philippines designated)

Keywords

Original Epithet:  compressa
Original Text Name:  Tridacna compressa Reeve, 1862
Original Genus:  Tridacna

References

 Reeve, L.A. 1862. pl. 6, fig. 5 Illustration of type specimen
 Rosewater, J. 1965. pl. 290, figs. 1, 2 Illustration of type specimen

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Loboconcha
          Bivalvia
            Heterodonta
              Veneroida
                Tridacnoidea
                  Tridacnidae Lamarck, 1819
                    Tridacna Bruguière, 1797
                      Tridacna (Chametrachea) Mörch, 1853
                        Tridacna (Chametrachea) maxima Röding, 1798
                          Tridacna compressa Reeve, 1862

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=33771) created by on unknown date. Record not subsequently updated.