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Tusayanidae

Bivalvia - Modiomorphida - Tusayanidae

Taxonomy
Tusayanidae was named by Scarlato and Starobogatov (1979).

It was assigned to Modiomorphoidea by Bouchet et al. (2010) and Carter et al. (2011).

Subtaxa

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1979Tusayanidae Scarlato and Starobogatov
2010Tusayanidae Bouchet et al.
2011Tusayanidae Carter et al. p. 14

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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
CardiataFerussac 1822
superorderCardiiformiiFerussac 1822
orderModiomorphida(Newell 1969)
superfamilyModiomorphoidea(Miller 1877)
familyTusayanidaeScarlato and Starobogatov 1979
familyTusayanidaeScarlato 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. †Tusayanidae Scarlato and Starobogatov 1979
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G. †Tusayana Stoyanow 1948
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: semi-infaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-04-13 08:59:20
Modified: 2009-12-13 03:11:10
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Frasnian or 382.70000 to 372.20000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Frasnian382.7 - 372.2USA (Arizona) Tusayana cibola (50029)