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Katadesmia cuneata

Bivalvia - Nuculanida - Malletiidae

Taxonomy
Malletia cuneata was named by Jeffreys (1876). It is extant.

It was recombined as Katadesmia cuneata by Rosenberg (2005).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1876Malletia cuneata Jeffreys
2005Katadesmia cuneata Rosenberg

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
RankNameAuthor
—Eubivalvia
subclassProtobranchia(Pelseneer 1889)
superorderNuculaniformiiCarter et al. 2000
orderNuculanida(Carter et al. 2000)
superfamilyNuculanoideaAdams and Adams 1858
familyMalletiidae(Adams and Adams 1858)
genusKatadesmiaDall 1908
speciescuneata(Jeffreys 1876)

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.

Katadesmia cuneata Jeffreys 1876
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: facultatively mobilesuperf
Life habit: infaunalsuperf
Diet: deposit feedersuperf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-09-09 13:26:01
Modified: 2009-09-09 15:26:01
Source: superf = superfamily, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Sanchez Roig 1926
Collections
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