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Kymatox

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Anatinellidae

Taxonomy
Kymatox was named by Stenzel et al. (1957).

It was assigned to Mactridae by Palmer and Brann (1965); and to Kymatoxinae by Bouchet et al. (2010) and Signorelli and Carter (2016).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1957Kymatox Stenzel et al. p. 126
1965Kymatox Palmer and Brann p. 287
2010Kymatox Bouchet et al.
2016Kymatox Signorelli and Carter p. 209 figs. Table 1

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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)
VeneroiteiGray 1854
superfamilyMactroidea(Lamarck 1809)
familyAnatinellidaeDeshayes 1853
subfamilyKymatoxinaeStenzel and Krause 1957
genusKymatoxStenzel et al. 1957

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. †Kymatox Stenzel et al. 1957
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: facultatively mobilef
Life habit: infaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-09-09 14:05:18
Modified: 2009-09-09 16:05:18
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Sanchez Roig 1926, Aberhan et al. 2004
Collections
No collection or age range data are available