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Nyassa parva

Bivalvia - Actinodontida - Nyassidae

Taxonomy

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1884Nyassa parva Walcott p. 173 figs. Plate xv, figs. 14, 14 a

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
RankNameAuthor
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
CarditioniDall 1889
orderActinodontida()
superfamilyNyassoidea(Hall 1885)
familyNyassidaeHall 1885
genusNyassaHall and Whitfield 1869
speciesparva

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.

Nyassa parva Walcott 1884
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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