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Ambuscintilla

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Galeommatidae

Taxonomy
Ambuscintilla was named by Iredale (1936) [m. kosnik taxon no: 8622]. It is extant.

It was assigned to Galeommatidae by Vokes (1980) and Lamprell and Healy (1998).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1936Ambuscintilla Iredale p. 275
1980Ambuscintilla Vokes p. 113
1998Ambuscintilla Lamprell and Healy p. 150

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
RankNameAuthor
CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
CardioniFerussac 1822
CardiidiaFerussac 1822
CardiataFerussac 1822
superorderCardiiformiiFerussac 1822
orderCardiidaFerussac 1822
suborderLeptonidinaDall 1889
superfamilyGaleommatoidea(Gray 1840)
familyGaleommatidaeGray 1840
genusAmbuscintillaIredale 1936

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. Ambuscintilla Iredale 1936
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: stationaryf
Life habit: infaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-07-06 16:22:00
Modified: 2009-08-17 22:27:36
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Todd 2001, Aberhan et al. 2004
Collections
No collection or age range data are available