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Meretrix (Amiantis) P. P. Carpenter, 1864
1628719 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1628719)
unaccepted
Subgenus
Cytherea callosa Conrad, 1837 accepted as Amiantis callosa (Conrad, 1837) (type by monotypy)
- Species Meretrix (Amiantis) gigas (Lamarck, 1818) † accepted as Cordiopsis gigas (Lamarck, 1818) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Meretrix (Amiantis) incrassata (J. Sowerby, 1817) † accepted as Cordiopsis polytropa (H.-J. Anderson, 1958) † (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Meretrix (Amiantis) islandicoides (Lamarck, 1818) † accepted as Cordiopsis islandicoides (Lamarck, 1818) † (unaccepted > superseded rank)
- Species Meretrix (Amiantis) brocchii (Deshayes, 1835) sensu Sacco, 1900 † (uncertain > unassessed)
- Species Meretrix (Amiantis) brocchii (Deshayes, 1835) † (uncertain > unassessed)
- Species Meretrix (Amiantis) oligolonga Sacco, 1900 † (uncertain > unassessed)
- Species Meretrix (Amiantis) sinuatocostata Abrard, 1947 † (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent + fossil
(of Callista (Amiantis) P. P. Carpenter, 1864) Carpenter, P. P. (1864). Supplementary report on the present state of our knowledge with regard to the Mollusca of the West Coast of North America. <em>Reports of the British Association for the Advancement of Science.</em> (1863) 33: 517-686., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29370651
page(s): 526, 540 [details]
page(s): 526, 540 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Meretrix (Amiantis) P. P. Carpenter, 1864. Accessed at: https://molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1628719 on 2025-09-11
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(of Callista (Amiantis) P. P. Carpenter, 1864) Carpenter, P. P. (1864). Supplementary report on the present state of our knowledge with regard to the Mollusca of the West Coast of North America. <em>Reports of the British Association for the Advancement of Science.</em> (1863) 33: 517-686., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29370651
page(s): 526, 540 [details]
page(s): 526, 540 [details]