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Basterotiidae (disused)

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Basterotiidae

Taxonomy
Basterotiidae was named by Cossmann (1909). It is extant.

It was corrected as Basteroteiidae by Hickman (2015).

It was assigned to Cyamioidea by Bouchet et al. (2010), Carter et al. (2011) and Hickman (2015).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1909Basterotiidae Cossmann
2010Basterotiidae Bouchet et al.
2011Basterotiidae Carter et al. p. 17
2015Basteroteiidae Hickman p. 29

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
RankNameAuthor
CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
CardioniFerussac 1822
CardiidiaFerussac 1822
CardiataFerussac 1822
superorderCardiiformiiFerussac 1822
orderCardiidaFerussac 1822
suborderLeptonidinaDall 1889
superfamilyCyamioidea(Philippi 1845)
familyBasterotiidaeCossmann 1909
familyBasterotiidaeCossmann 1909

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. Basterotiidae Cossmann 1909
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: facultatively mobilesuperf
Life habit: infaunalsuperf
Diet: suspension feedersuperf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-09-09 13:46:24
Modified: 2009-09-09 15:46:24
Source: superf = superfamily, c = class
References: Sanchez Roig 1926, Aberhan et al. 2004
Collections
No collection or age range data are available