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Anodontia (Afrophysema)

Bivalvia - Lucinida - Lucinidae

Taxonomy
Anodontia (Afrophysema) was named by Taylor and Glover (2005) [DISTRIBUTION: Recent; West Africa.]. It is extant.

It was assigned to Anodontia by Taylor and Glover (2005), von Cosel (2006).

Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2005Anodontia (Afrophysema) Taylor and Glover p. 308
2006Anodontia (Afrophysema) von Cosel p. 836

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
RankNameAuthor
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
CardioniFerussac 1822
LucinidiaGray 1854
orderLucinida(Stoliczka 1871)
superfamilyLucinoideaFleming 1828
familyLucinidaeFleming 1828
genusAnodontiaLink 1807
subgenusAfrophysemaTaylor and Glover 2005

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.

Subg. Anodontia (Afrophysema) Taylor and Glover 2005
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Locomotion: facultatively mobileg
Life habit: infaunalg
Diet: chemosymbioticg
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-09-09 13:58:13
Modified: 2009-09-09 16:02:15
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Sanchez Roig 1926, Aberhan et al. 2004
Collections
No collection or age range data are available