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Arctostreinae (disused)

Bivalvia - Ostreida - Arctostreidae

Taxonomy
Arctostreinae was named by Vialov (1983). It was considered paraphyletic by Carter et al. (2011).

It was assigned to Arctostreidae by Bouchet et al. (2010), Carter et al. (2011).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1983Arctostreinae Vialov
2010Arctostreinae Bouchet et al.
2011Arctostreinae Carter et al. p. 8

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassPteriomorphia(Beurlen 1944)
RankNameAuthor
OstreomorphiFerussac 1822
OstreioniFerussac 1822
OstreataFerussac 1822
superorderOstreiformiiFerussac 1822
orderOstreida(Fërussac 1822)
suborderOstreidina(Ferussac 1822)
superfamilyOstreoidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyArctostreidaeVialov 1983
subfamilyArctostreinaeVialov 1983
subfamilyArctostreinaeVialov 1983

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.

Subfm. †Arctostreinae Vialov 1983
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available