Cyclinella subquadrata (Hanley, 1845)
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
- Cyclinella subquadrata (Hanley, 1845)
- Name authority
- (Hanley, 1845)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Mollusca
- Class
- Bivalvia
- Order
- Venerida
- Family
- Veneridae
- Genus
- Cyclinella
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
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.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumMollusca
- classBivalvia Linnaeus, 1758
- subclassAutobranchia Grobben, 1894
- infraclassHeteroconchia J. E. Gray, 1854
- subterclassEuheterodonta Giribet & Distel, 2003
- superorderImparidentia Bieler, P. M. Mikkelsen & Giribet, 2014
- orderVenerida J. E. Gray, 1854
- superfamilyVeneroidea Rafinesque, 1815
- familyVeneridae Rafinesque, 1815
- subfamilyDosiniinae Deshayes, 1853
- genusCyclinella Dall, 1902
- speciesCyclinella subquadrata (Hanley, 1845)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Cyclinella. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Cyclinella producta (P. P. Carpenter, 1856) | VeneridaeMollusca | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| thin cyclinellaCyclinella tenuis (Récluz, 1852) | VeneridaeMollusca | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Cyclinella galera Pilsbry & Olsson, 1941 Pilsbry & Olsson, 1941 | synonym |
| Cyclinella kroeyeri ulloana Hertlein & A. M. Strong, 1948 Hertlein & A. M. Strong, 1948 | synonym |
| Venus kroeyeri R. A. Philippi, 1847 R. A. Philippi, 1847 | synonym |
| Artemis macilenta Reeve, 1850 Reeve, 1850 | synonym |
| Artemis subquadrata Hanley, 1845 Hanley, 1845 | synonym |
| Cyclinella kroeyeri (R. A. Philippi, 1847) (R. A. Philippi, 1847) | synonym |
| Venus (Artemis) kroeyeri R. A. Philippi, 1847 R. A. Philippi, 1847 | synonym |
| Arthemis saccata A. A. Gould, 1851 A. A. Gould, 1851 | synonym |
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.
- https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=507544 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:32TC8. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.