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Cyrtodonta kayseri

Bivalvia - Cyrtodontida - Cyrtodontidae

Taxonomy
Gosseletia (Cyrtodontopsis) kayseri was named by Frech (1891).

It was recombined as Cyrtodonta kayseri by Maillieux (1937).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1891Gosseletia (Cyrtodontopsis) kayseri Frech
1937Cyrtodonta kayseri Maillieux p. 96

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
RankNameAuthor
infraclassPteriomorphia(Beurlen 1944)
OstreomorphiFerussac 1822
ArcioniGray 1854
orderCyrtodontidaScarlato and Starobogatov 1971
CyrtodontidinaScarlato and Starobogatov 1971
superfamilyCyrtodontoidea(Ulrich 1894)
familyCyrtodontidae
genusCyrtodonta
specieskayseri(Frech 1891)

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.

Cyrtodonta kayseri Frech 1891
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Entire body: yesg
Adult length: 10 to < 100g
Adult width: 10 to < 100g
Folds: noneg
Ribbing: noneg
Spines: noneg
Internal reinforcement: noneg
Locomotion: facultatively mobilef
Life habit: semi-infaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-06-05 11:39:19
Modified: 2009-06-05 13:39:19
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class
References: Hendy 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004
Collections
No collection or age range data are available