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Cryptomya

Bivalvia - Pholadida - Myidae

Taxonomy
Cryptomya was named by Conrad (1848) [Sepkoski's age data: T Mi R]. It is extant.

It was reranked as Mya (Cryptomya) by Clark (1915).

It was assigned to Mya by Clark (1915); to Myaciidae by Clark and Arnold (1923); to Myidae by Vokes (1980) and Lamprell and Healy (1998); to Myoida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Cryptomyinae by Bouchet et al. (2010).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1848Cryptomya Conrad
1915Mya (Cryptomya) Clark p. 479
1923Cryptomya Clark and Arnold p. 155
1980Cryptomya Vokes p. 180
1998Cryptomya Lamprell and Healy p. 190
2002Cryptomya Sepkoski
2010Cryptomya Bouchet et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
RankNameAuthor
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
CardioniFerussac 1822
CardiidiaFerussac 1822
CardiataFerussac 1822
superorderPholadiformiiGray 1854
orderPholadidaGray 1854
superfamilyMyoidea(Lamarck 1809)
familyMyidaeLamarck 1809
genusCryptomyaConrad 1848

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. Cryptomya Conrad 1848
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Invalid names: Cryptomya oregonensis Dall 1909 [synonym]
Cryptomya quadrata Arnold 1909
Cryptomya quadrata vancouverensis Clark and Arnold 1923
Cryptomya washingtoniana Weaver 1912
Mya (Cryptomya) ovalis Conrad 1856
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available