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Carinonychia

Bivalvia - Myalinida - Ambonychiidae

Taxonomy
Carinonychia was named by Pojeta et al. (1986) [Sepkoski's age data: D l Sepkoski's reference number: ZR88].

It was assigned to Ambonychiidae by Pojeta et al. (1986); and to Pterioida by Sepkoski (2002).

Species lacking formal opinion data
Entered
by J. Sepkoski on 2003-01-23; modified by P. Wagner on 2023-11-11

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1986Carinonychia Pojeta et al. p. 90
2002Carinonychia Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
RankNameAuthor
infraclassPteriomorphia(Beurlen 1944)
OstreomorphiFerussac 1822
OstreioniFerussac 1822
MyalinataPaul 1939
orderMyalinidaPaul 1939
superfamilyAmbonychioidea(Miller 1877)
familyAmbonychiidaeMiller 1877
genusCarinonychia

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. †Carinonychia Pojeta et al. 1986
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
J., Jr. Pojeta et al. 1986Ambonychiids having bifurcating midumbonal carina.