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Pteriinae (disused)

Bivalvia - Ostreida - Pteriidae

Taxonomy
Pteriinae was named by Gray (1847). It is extant.

It was assigned to Pteriidae by Carter et al. (2011).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1847Pteriinae Gray
2011Pteriinae Carter et al. p. 9

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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)
suborderMalleidinaGray 1854
superfamilyPterioideaGray 1847
familyPteriidaeGray 1847
subfamilyPteriinaeGray 1847
subfamilyPteriinaeGray 1847

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. Pteriinae Gray 1847
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available