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Montacutona

Bivalvia - Venerida - Montacutidae

Taxonomy
Montacutona was named by Yamamoto (1959) [m. kosnik taxon no: 8646].

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

Entered
by M. Kosnik on 2003-10-16; modified by M. Kosnik on 2013-04-30

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1959Montacutona Yamamoto
1980Montacutona Vokes p. 112
1998Montacutona Lamprell and Healy p. 160

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
RankNameAuthor
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
EuheterodontaGiribet and Distel 2003
superorderImparidentiaBieler 2014
NeoheterodonteiTaylor et al. 2007
orderVenerida(Gray 1854)
superfamilyLeptonoidea(Gray 1847)
familyMontacutidaeClark 1855
genusMontacutonaYamamoto 1959

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. †Montacutona Yamamoto 1959
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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: 2009-08-17 20:31:22
Modified: 2009-08-17 22:31:22
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Eames 1951
Collections
No collection or age range data are available