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Afghanodesmatidae

Bivalvia - Afghanodesmatida - Afghanodesmatidae

Taxonomy
Afghanodesmatidae was named by Scarlato and Starobogatov (1979). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Protobranchia by Bouchet et al. (2010); and to Afghanodesmatoidea by Carter et al. (2011).

Subtaxa

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1979Afghanodesmatidae Scarlato and Starobogatov
2010Afghanodesmatidae Bouchet et al. p. 114
2011Afghanodesmatidae Carter et al. p. 6

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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
familyAfghanodesmatidaeScarlato and Starobogatov 1979

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. †Afghanodesmatidae Scarlato and Starobogatov 1979
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G. †Afghanodesma Termier and Termier 1971
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