Dimya argentea Dall, 1886
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
- Dimya argentea Dall, 1886
- Name authority
- Dall, 1886
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Mollusca
- Class
- Bivalvia
- Order
- Pectinida
- Family
- Dimyidae
- Genus
- Dimya
- 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.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumMollusca
- classBivalvia Linnaeus, 1758
- subclassAutobranchia Grobben, 1894
- infraclassPteriomorphia Beurlen, 1944
- orderPectinida Gray, 1854
- superfamilyDimyoidea P. Fischer, 1886
- familyDimyidae P. Fischer, 1886
- genusDimya A. Rouault, 1850
- speciesDimya argentea Dall, 1886
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Dimya. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Dimya fimbricostata H. E. Vokes, 1979 | DimyidaeMollusca | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Dimya fragilis Koenen, 1893 | DimyidaeMollusca | Accepted speciesRecorded extinct |
| Dimya grandis Dall, 1896 | DimyidaeMollusca | Accepted speciesRecorded extinct |
| Dimya hohndorfi Welle, 1998 | DimyidaeMollusca | Accepted speciesRecorded extinct |
| Dimya lima Bartsch, 1913 | DimyidaeMollusca | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Dimya maoria A. W. B. Powell, 1937 | DimyidaeMollusca | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Dimya mimula Dall, Bartsch & Rehder, 1938 | DimyidaeMollusca | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Dimya pamplonensis (Carez, 1881) | DimyidaeMollusca | Accepted speciesRecorded extinct |
| Dimya rahkiensis Eames, 1951 | DimyidaeMollusca | Accepted speciesRecorded extinct |
| Dimya raulini (Cossmann & Peyrot, 1914) | DimyidaeMollusca | Accepted speciesRecorded extinct |
| Dimya tigrina F. M. Bayer, 1971 | DimyidaeMollusca | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Dimya westonensis P. A. Maxwell, 1978 | DimyidaeMollusca | Accepted speciesRecorded extinct |
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.
- Dall, W. H. (1886). Reports on the results of dredging, under the supervision of Alexander Agassiz, in the Gulf of Mexico (1877-78) and in the Carribean Sea (1879-80), by the U.S. Coast Survey steamer “Blake”, Lieut.-Commander C.D. Sigsbee, U.S.N. and Commander J.R. Bartlett, U.S.N. commanding. XXIX. Report on the Mollusca. Part 1, Brachiopoda and Pelecypoda. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoölogy at Harvard College, 12. 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:367VF. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.