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Cyrtopleura

Bivalvia - Pholadida - Pholadidae

Taxonomy
Cyrtopleura was named by Tryon (1862) [Sepkoski's age data: T Mi R]. It is extant.

It was assigned to Myoida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Pholadidae by Ward and Blackwelder (1987), Pérez et al. (2026).

Species
C. (Scobinopholas), C. costata, C. crucigera, C. lanceolata, C. levesquei
Species lacking formal opinion data
C. arcuata
Entered
by J. Sepkoski on 2003-01-23; modified by A. Hendy on 2014-08-20

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1862Cyrtopleura Tryon
1987Cyrtopleura Ward and Blackwelder p. 131
2002Cyrtopleura Sepkoski
2026Cyrtopleura Pérez et al. p. 163

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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
—CardiidiaFerussac 1822
—CardiataFerussac 1822
superorderPholadiformiiGray 1854
orderPholadidaGray 1854
superfamilyPholadoideaLamarck 1809
familyPholadidaeLamarck 1809
genusCyrtopleuraTryon 1862

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. Cyrtopleura Tryon 1862
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Subg. Cyrtopleura (Scobinopholas) Grant and Gale 1931
Cyrtopleura costata Linnaeus 1758
Cyrtopleura crucigera Sowerby 1834
†Cyrtopleura lanceolata d'Orbigny 1841
†Cyrtopleura levesquei Watelet 1851
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available