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Ctena mexicana (Dall, 1901)

Source-backed taxonomic record

Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.

Identity & source status

Scientific name
Ctena mexicana (Dall, 1901)
Name authority
(Dall, 1901)
Rank
species
Accepted status
accepted
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Mollusca
Class
Bivalvia
Order
Lucinida
Family
Lucinidae
Genus
Ctena
Extinction status
Not supplied by this source

Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.

Classification family tree

Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.

  1. domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
  2. kingdomAnimalia
  3. phylumMollusca
  4. classBivalvia Linnaeus, 1758
  5. subclassAutobranchia Grobben, 1894
  6. infraclassHeteroconchia J. E. Gray, 1854
  7. subterclassEuheterodonta Giribet & Distel, 2003
  8. superorderImparidentia Bieler, P. M. Mikkelsen & Giribet, 2014
  9. orderLucinida Gray, 1854
  10. superfamilyLucinoidea J. Fleming, 1828
  11. familyLucinidae J. Fleming, 1828
  12. subfamilyCodakiinae Iredale, 1937
  13. genusCtena Mörch, 1861
  14. speciesCtena mexicana (Dall, 1901)

Close classified relatives

These entries share the source’s genus, Ctena. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.

SpeciesClassificationSource status
Ctena delicatula (Pilsbry, 1904)LucinidaeMolluscaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Ctena eburnea (Gmelin, 1791)LucinidaeMolluscaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Ctena galapagana (Dall, 1901)LucinidaeMolluscaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Ctena imbricatula (C. B. Adams, 1845)LucinidaeMolluscaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Ctena reevei (Deshayes, 1863)LucinidaeMolluscaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Ctena tatei (Angas, 1879)LucinidaeMolluscaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied

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Names & synonyms

Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.

Recorded nameSource status
Codakia (Jagonia) mexicana Dall, 1901 Dall, 1901synonym
Lucina pectinata P. P. Carpenter, 1857 P. P. Carpenter, 1857synonym

Source literature & publication evidence

References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.

  1. https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=464130 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references

Origins, evidence & remaining research

Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.

Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.

Dataset citation & attribution

This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11

Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.

Stable key: col:32477. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.