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Linga

Bivalvia - Lucinida - Lucinidae

Taxonomy
Linga was named by de Gregorio (1885) [Sepkoski's age data: T Eo-l R Sepkoski's reference number: 914]. It is extant.

It was reranked as Phacoides (Linga) by Woodring (1925), Gardner (1947); it was reranked as Lucina (Linga) by Vredenburg (1928).

It was assigned to Lucina by Vredenburg (1928); to Phacoides by Woodring (1925), Gardner (1947); to Lucininae by Cox et al. (1969), Vokes (1980), Moore (1988); to Lucinidae by Abbott (1974), Freneix et al. (1988), Lamprell and Whitehead (1992); and to Veneroida by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1885Linga de Gregorio
1925Phacoides (Linga) Woodring p. 118
1928Lucina (Linga) Vredenburg p. 441
1947Phacoides (Linga) Gardner pp. 106, 107
1969Linga Cox et al. p. 496
1974Linga Abbott p. 457
1980Linga Vokes p. 101
1988Linga Freneix et al. p. 417
1988Linga Moore p. D13
1992Linga Lamprell and Whitehead p. 46
2002Linga Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
RankNameAuthor
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
CardioniFerussac 1822
LucinidiaGray 1854
orderLucinida(Stoliczka 1871)
superfamilyLucinoideaFleming 1828
familyLucinidaeFleming 1828
subfamilyLucininaeFleming 1828
genusLingade Gregorio 1885

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. Linga de Gregorio 1885
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Subg. Linga (Bellucina) Dall 1901
Subg. †Linga (Illesca) Olsson 1932
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Subg. Linga (Linga) de Gregorio 1885
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Linga (Linga) woodringi Clark and Durham 1946
Subg. Linga (Pleurolucina) Dall 1901
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Phacoides (Linga) browni Woodring 1925
Phacoides (Linga) kovatchevi Karagyuleva 1964
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available