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Alasmidontinae

Bivalvia - Unionida - Unionidae

Taxonomy
Alasmidontinae was named by Frierson (1927) [m. kosnik taxon no: 10851].

It was synonymized subjectively with Unioninae by Bouchet et al. (2010).

It was assigned to Unionidae by Vokes (1980).

Subtaxa

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1927Alasmidontinae Frierson
1980Alasmidontinae Vokes p. 87

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
RankNameAuthor
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
UniomorphiGray 1854
UnioniGray 1854
UnionataGray 1854
orderUnionida(Stoliczka 1871)
suborderUnionidinaGray 1854
superfamilyUnionoidea(Fleming 1828)
familyUnionidaeRafinesque 1820
subfamilyAlasmidontinaeFrierson 1927
subfamilyAlasmidontinaeFrierson 1927

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.

Subfm. †Alasmidontinae Frierson 1927
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G. Alasmidonta Say 1818 [elktoe]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Environment: freshwatero
Locomotion: facultatively mobilec
Life habit: infaunalc
Diet: suspension feederc
Vision: blindc
Created: 2017-04-17 10:29:05
Modified: 2017-04-17 10:29:05
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Bush and Bambach 2015, Aberhan et al. 2004
Collections
No collection or age range data are available