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Dux

Bivalvia - Ostreida - Vlastidae

Taxonomy
Dux was named by Barrande (1881) [m. kosnik taxon no: 9455].

It was assigned to Vlastinae by Vokes (1980).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1881Dux Barrande
1980Dux Vokes p. 10

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassPteriomorphia(Beurlen 1944)
RankNameAuthor
OstreomorphiFerussac 1822
OstreioniFerussac 1822
OstreataFerussac 1822
superorderOstreiformiiFerussac 1822
orderOstreida(Fërussac 1822)
suborderMalleidinaGray 1854
superfamilyPterioideaGray 1847
familyVlastidae
subfamilyVlastinaeNeumayr 1891
genusDuxBarrande 1881

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. †Dux Barrande 1881
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calciteo
Environment: marine, brackisho
Locomotion: stationarysuperf
Attached: yessuperf
Epibiont: yessuperf
Life habit: epifaunalsuperf
Diet: suspension feedersuperf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-09-09 13:52:56
Modified: 2009-09-09 15:53:09
Source: superf = superfamily, o = order, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Sanchez Roig 1926, Kiessling 2004
Collections
No collection or age range data are available