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Kija

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Kijidae

Taxonomy
Kija was named by Lebedew (1958). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Kijidae by Wang (1993), Bouchet et al. (2010).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1958Kija Lebedew
1993Kija Wang
2010Kija Bouchet et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
RankNameAuthor
CardioniFerussac 1822
CardiidiaFerussac 1822
CardiataFerussac 1822
superorderCardiiformiiFerussac 1822
orderCardiidaFerussac 1822
suborderCardiidinaFerussac 1822
Veneroidei(Gray 1854)
DreissenoiteiMoore 1952
superfamilySphaerioideaDeshayes 1854
familyKijidaeKolesnikov 1977
genusKijaLebedew 1958

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.

G. †Kija Lebedew 1958
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Subg. †Kija (Wuchangella) Wang 1993
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: facultatively mobileo
Life habit: infaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2004-02-28 12:26:58
Modified: 2004-02-28 14:26:58
Source: o = order, c = class
Reference: Aberhan et al. 2004
Collections
No collection or age range data are available