Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Phylum Mollusca > Class Bivalvia > Subclass Heterodonta > Infraclass Euheterodonta > Order Anomalodesmata > Superfamily Cuspidarioidea > Family Protocuspidariidae > Genus Protocuspidaria

Protocuspidaria azorica (E. A. Smith, 1885)

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Protocuspidaria*	Allen & Morgan, 1981	accepted genus name
*Protocuspidaria (Bidentaria)*	Allen & Morgan, 1981	synonym
*Protocuspidaria (Edentaria)*	Allen & Morgan, 1981	synonym

Species group names

*Neaera azorica*	E. A. Smith, 1885	synonym

Literature

basis of record	Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 180-213
additional source	Huber M. (2010) Compendium of bivalves. A full-color guide to 3,300 of the world’s marine bivalves. A status on Bivalvia after 250 years of research. Hackenheim: ConchBooks. 901 pp., 1 CD-ROM.

Genbank

Taxonomy

CLEMAM
WoRMS

External Links

GBIF

Citation

Huber, M.; Gofas, S. (2014). Protocuspidaria azorica (E. A. Smith, 1885). In: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvantidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2014) European Register of Marine Species, accessed through PESI at http://www.eu-nomen.eu/portal/taxon.php?GUID=urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:139465