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Ameritella

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Tellinidae

Taxonomy
Ameritella was named by Huber et al. (2015). It is extant.

It was assigned to Tellinidae by Huber et al. (2015).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2015Ameritella Huber et al. p. 658

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
RankNameAuthor
CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
CardioniFerussac 1822
CardiidiaFerussac 1822
CardiataFerussac 1822
superorderCardiiformiiFerussac 1822
orderCardiidaFerussac 1822
suborderCardiidinaFerussac 1822
CardioideiFerussac 1822
superfamilyTellinoidea(Blainville 1814)
familyTellinidaeBlainville 1814
genusAmeritellaHuber et al. 2015

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. Ameritella Huber et al. 2015
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Ameritella carpenteri Dall 1900 [Carpenter's tellin]
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Invalid names: Angulus variegatus Carpenter 1864 [replaced], Tellina (Moerella) arenica Hertlein and Strong 1949 [synonym]
Ameritella modesta Carpenter 1864 [plain tellin]
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Invalid names: Macoma pedroana Conrad 1855 [synonym], Tellina buttoni Dall 1900 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available