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Prothyridae

Bivalvia - Solenida - Prothyridae

Taxonomy
Prothyridae was named by Miller (1889).

It was assigned to Edmondioidea by Nevesskaja (2009); and to Orthonotoidea by Bouchet et al. (2010), Carter et al. (2011).

Subtaxa

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1889Prothyridae Miller
1974Citothyrisidae Hajkr et al.
2009Prothyridae Nevesskaja
2010Prothyridae Bouchet et al.
2011Prothyridae Carter et al. p. 18

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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
CardiidiaFerussac 1822
SolenataDall 1889
orderSolenidaDall 1889
superfamilyOrthonotoideaMiller 1877
familyProthyridaeMiller 1889
familyProthyridaeMiller 1889

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. †Prothyridae Miller 1889
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Invalid names: Citothyrisidae Hajkr et al. 1974 [synonym]
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