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Palaeolophidae

Bivalvia - Ostreida - Palaeolophidae

Taxonomy
Palaeolophidae was named by Malchus (1990). Its type is Palaeolophinae.

It was assigned to Ostreoidea by Cooper (2002); and to Ostreida by Aberhan (2010).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1990Palaeolophidae Malchus
2002Palaeolophidae Cooper p. 28
2010Palaeolophidae Aberhan

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
RankNameAuthor
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassPteriomorphia(Beurlen 1944)
OstreomorphiFerussac 1822
OstreioniFerussac 1822
OstreataFerussac 1822
superorderOstreiformiiFerussac 1822
orderOstreida(Fërussac 1822)
familyPalaeolophidaeMalchus 1990
familyPalaeolophidaeMalchus 1990

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.

Fm. †Palaeolophidae Malchus 1990
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G. †Actinostreon Bayle 1878
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Actinostreon gregareum Sowerby 1816
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Invalid names: Alectryonia asellus Greppin 1900 [synonym], Alectryonia flabelliformis Nilson 1840 [synonym], Alectryonia flabelloides Schloth 1901 [synonym], Alectryonia potieri Bayle 1878 [synonym], Alectryonia rastellaris Munster 1833 [synonym], Lopha (Actinostreon) gregarea Sowerby 1816 [synonym], Lopha (Lopha) pulligera Goldfuss 1834 [synonym], Lopha (Rastellum) gregarea Sowerby 1815 [synonym], Ostrea (Alectryonia) costata Sowerby 1825 [synonym], Ostrea (Alectryonia) pulligera Goldfuss 1892 [synonym], Ostrea (Alectryonia) rastellaris Muenster 1883 [synonym], Ostrea (Alectryonia) solitaria Sowerby 1892 [synonym], Ostrea (Alectryonia) vallata Etallon 1894 [synonym], Ostrea (Exogyra) semisolitaria Etallon 1911 [synonym], Ostrea carinata Sowerby 1840 [synonym], Ostrea costatum Sowerby 1825 [synonym], Ostrea palmetta Sowerby 1815 [synonym], Ostrea pulligera Goldfuss 1834 [synonym], Ostrea pulligera ascendens Quenstedt 1857 [synonym], Ostrea solitaria Sowerby 1824 [synonym]
Actinostreon hastellatum Schlotheim 1820
Actinostreon marshi Sowerby 1814
Invalid names: Palaeolopha Malchus 1990 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available