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Sphaeriidae

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Sphaeriidae

Taxonomy
Sphaeriidae was named by Deshayes (1855) [m. kosnik taxon no: 8688]. It is extant.

It was synonymized subjectively with Pisidiidae by Parker (1982).

It was assigned to Veneroida by Shoshani et al. (1989); to Bivalvia by Lamprell and Healy (1998); to Corbiculacea by Kosnik (2002); and to Sphaerioidea by Bouchet et al. (2010), Carter et al. (2011).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1855Sphaeriidae Deshayes
1912Corneocycladidae Hannibal
1989Sphaeriidae Shoshani et al. p. 435
1998Sphaeriidae Lamprell and Healy p. 184
2010Sphaeriidae Bouchet et al.
2011Sphaeriidae Carter et al. p. 17

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
RankNameAuthor
CardioniFerussac 1822
CardiidiaFerussac 1822
CardiataFerussac 1822
superorderCardiiformiiFerussac 1822
orderCardiidaFerussac 1822
suborderCardiidinaFerussac 1822
Veneroidei(Gray 1854)
DreissenoiteiMoore 1952
superfamilySphaerioideaDeshayes 1854
familySphaeriidaeDeshayes 1855
familySphaeriidaeDeshayes 1855

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. Sphaeriidae Deshayes 1855
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Subfm. Euglesinae Pirogov and Starobogatov 1974
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G. Euglesa Jenyns 1832
Invalid names: Neopisidiinae Korniushin 1989 [synonym]
Subfm. Euperinae Heard 1965
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G. †Eupera Bourguignat 1854
Subfm. Pisidiinae Gray 1857
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G. Pisidium Pfeiffer 1821 [pea clam]
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Pisidium amnicum Müller 1774
Pisidium atopum Woodring 1982
Pisidium bellardii Brusina 1884
Pisidium henslowianum Sheppard 1825
Pisidium leslieae Firby 1966
Pisidium medlicottianum Hislop 1859
Pisidium nitidum Jenyns 1832
Pisidium obtusale Lamarck 1818
Pisidium personatum Malm 1855
Pisidium pulchellum Jenyns 1831
Pisidium pusillum Turton 1819
Pisidium solitarium Neumayr 1875
Pisidium victoriae Mandahl-Barth 1954
Pisidium vincentianum Woodward 1913
Pisidium vukovici Neubauer et al. 2013
G. †Sphaerioides Yu and Zhang 1982
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Invalid names: Sphaerioides luanpingensis Yu and Zhang 1982 [synonym]
G. Sphaerium Scopoli 1777 [fingernail clam]
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Sphaerium cooperi Arnold 1909
Sphaerium hartmanni Jickeli 1874
Sphaerium nitidum Clessin 1976
Sphaerium rivicola Lamarck 1818
Sphaerium stewartensis Firby 1966
Sphaerium tasmanicum Tenison-Woods 1876
Invalid names: Lacustrininae Korniushin 1989 [synonym]
Subfm. Sphaeriinae Deshayes 1855
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Invalid names: Musculiinae Starobogatov 1984 [synonym], Sphaeriastrinae Alimov and Starobogatov 1968 [synonym]
Invalid names: Corneocycladidae Hannibal 1912 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available