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Pristiglomidae

Bivalvia - Nuculida - Pristiglomidae

Taxonomy
Pristiglomidae was named by Sanders and Allen (1973) [= Glomidae Verrill and Bush 1898 [invalid; based on a junior homonym; ICZN COde Art. 39].]. It is extant.

It was assigned to Pristiglomoidea by Coan et al. (2000), Bieler and Mikkelsen (2006), Mikkelsen and Bieler (2008), Carter et al. (2011).

Subtaxa

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1973Pristiglomidae Sanders and Allen
2000Pristiglomidae Coan et al. p. 78
2006Pristiglomidae Bieler and Mikkelsen p. 228
2008Pristiglomidae Mikkelsen and Bieler p. 19
2011Pristiglomidae Carter et al. p. 5

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
RankNameAuthor
Eubivalvia
subclassProtobranchia(Pelseneer 1889)
superorderNuculiformiiDall 1889
orderNuculida(Dall 1889)
superfamilyPristiglomoideaSanders and Allen 1973
familyPristiglomidaeSanders and Allen 1973
familyPristiglomidaeSanders and Allen 1973

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.

Fm. Pristiglomidae Sanders and Allen 1973
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G. Pseudoglomus Dall 1898
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Pseudoglomus fragilis Bernard 1989
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: slow-movingo
Life habit: infaunalo
Diet: deposit feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2004-02-28 11:48:11
Modified: 2009-10-10 17:24:25
Source: o = order, c = class
Reference: Aberhan et al. 2004
Collections
No collection or age range data are available