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Afghanodesma

Bivalvia - Afghanodesmatida - Afghanodesmatidae

Taxonomy
Afghanodesma was named by Termier and Termier (1971) [Sepkoski's age data: O Aren Sepkoski's reference number: 98,1046]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Praenuculidae by Vokes (1980); to Nuculoida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Afghanodesmatidae by Bouchet et al. (2010).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1971Afghanodesma Termier and Termier p. 146
1980Afghanodesma Vokes p. 220
2002Afganodesma Sepkoski
2010Afghanodesma Bouchet et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
RankNameAuthor
Eubivalvia
subclassProtobranchia(Pelseneer 1889)
superorderNuculaniformiiCarter et al. 2000
orderAfghanodesmatida
superfamilyAfghanodesmatoideaScarlato and Starobogatov 1979
familyAfghanodesmatidaeScarlato and Starobogatov 1979
genusAfghanodesmaTermier and Termier 1971

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. †Afghanodesma Termier and Termier 1971
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: facultatively mobilec
Life habit: infaunalc
Diet: suspension feederc
Vision: blindc
Created: 2004-02-28 11:33:36
Modified: 2010-02-12 03:59:35
Source: c = class
Reference: Aberhan et al. 2004
Collections
No collection or age range data are available