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Philobrya (Philobrya)

Bivalvia - Arcida - Philobryidae

Taxonomy
Philobrya (Philobrya) was named by Carpenter (1872). It is extant. Its type is Bryophila setosa.

It was assigned to Philobrya by Carpenter (1872).

Species lacking formal opinion data
Entered
by P. Novack-Gottshall on 2026-07-06; modified by P. Novack-Gottshall on 2026-07-06

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1872Philobrya (Philobrya) Carpenter

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
RankNameAuthor
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassPteriomorphia(Beurlen 1944)
orderArcida(Stoliczka 1871)
superfamilyPhilobryoideaBernard 1897
familyPhilobryidaeBernard 1897
genusPhilobryaCarpenter 1872
subgenusPhilobryaCarpenter 1872

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.

Subg. Philobrya (Philobrya) Carpenter 1872
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Entire body: yesf
Adult length: 1.0 to < 10f
Adult width: 1.0 to < 10f
Adult height: 1.0 to < 10f
Thickness: thinf
Folds: nonef
Ribbing: minorf
Spines: nonef
Internal reinforcement: nonef
Ontogeny: accretionf
Environment: coastal, inner shelf, outer shelf, oceanicf
Locomotion: facultatively mobilef
Life habit: infaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2008-11-18 16:58:42
Modified: 2009-09-21 16:02:18
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Mikkelsen and Bieler 2008, Aberhan et al. 2004
Collections
No collection or age range data are available