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Brachyanodon

Bivalvia - Unionida - Unionidae

Taxonomy
Brachyanodon was named by Crosse and Fischer (1894). It is extant.

It was reranked as Anodonta (Brachyanodon) by Cox et al. (1969).

It was assigned to Anodonta by Cox et al. (1969); and to Brachyanodontini by Bouchet et al. (2010).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1894Brachyanodon Crosse and Fischer
1969Anodonta (Brachyanodon) Cox et al. p. N444
2010Brachyanodon Bouchet et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
RankNameAuthor
UniomorphiGray 1854
UnioniGray 1854
UnionataGray 1854
orderUnionida(Stoliczka 1871)
suborderUnionidinaGray 1854
superfamilyUnionoidea(Fleming 1828)
familyUnionidaeRafinesque 1820
subfamilyUnioninaeFleming 1828
tribeAnodontini(Rafinesque 1820)
genusBrachyanodonCrosse and Fischer 1894

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. Brachyanodon Crosse and Fischer 1894
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Environment: freshwatero
Locomotion: facultatively mobilec
Life habit: infaunalc
Diet: suspension feederc
Vision: blindc
Created: 2017-04-17 10:29:05
Modified: 2017-04-17 10:29:05
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Bush and Bambach 2015, Aberhan et al. 2004
Collections
No collection or age range data are available