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Sphaerioidea

Bivalvia - Cardiida

Taxonomy
Sphaerioidea was named by Deshayes (1854). It is extant.

It was assigned to Veneroida by Bieler and Mikkelsen (2006); to Venerida by Bouchet et al. (2010); and to Dreissenoitei by Carter et al. (2011).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1854Sphaerioidea Deshayes
2006Sphaerioidea Bieler and Mikkelsen p. 232
2010Sphaerioidea Bouchet et al.
2011Sphaerioidea Carter et al. p. 17

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
RankNameAuthor
CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
CardioniFerussac 1822
CardiidiaFerussac 1822
CardiataFerussac 1822
superorderCardiiformiiFerussac 1822
orderCardiidaFerussac 1822
suborderCardiidinaFerussac 1822
Veneroidei(Gray 1854)
DreissenoiteiMoore 1952
superfamilySphaerioideaDeshayes 1854
superfamilySphaerioideaDeshayes 1854

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.

Superfm. Sphaerioidea Deshayes 1854
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Fm. †Kijidae Kolesnikov 1977
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G. †Dayeconcha Wang 1993
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Dayeconcha elongata Wang 1993
G. †Kija Lebedew 1958
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Subg. †Kija (Wuchangella) Wang 1993
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Fm. †Sibireconchidae Kolesnikov 1977
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G. †Arguniella Kolesnikov 1980
G. †Liaoningia Yu and Dong 1993
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Liaoningia opima Yu and Dong 1993
G. †Sibireconcha Lebedev 1958
Fm. Sphaeriidae Deshayes 1855
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Subfm. Euglesinae Pirogov and Starobogatov 1974
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G. Euglesa Jenyns 1832
Invalid names: Neopisidiinae Korniushin 1989 [synonym]
Subfm. Euperinae Heard 1965
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G. †Eupera Bourguignat 1854
Subfm. Pisidiinae Gray 1857
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G. Pisidium Pfeiffer 1821 [pea clam]
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Pisidium amnicum Müller 1774
Pisidium atopum Woodring 1982
Pisidium bellardii Brusina 1884
Pisidium henslowianum Sheppard 1825
Pisidium leslieae Firby 1966
Pisidium medlicottianum Hislop 1859
Pisidium nitidum Jenyns 1832
Pisidium obtusale Lamarck 1818
Pisidium personatum Malm 1855
Pisidium pulchellum Jenyns 1831
Pisidium pusillum Turton 1819
Pisidium solitarium Neumayr 1875
Pisidium victoriae Mandahl-Barth 1954
Pisidium vincentianum Woodward 1913
Pisidium vukovici Neubauer et al. 2013
G. †Sphaerioides Yu and Zhang 1982
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Invalid names: Sphaerioides luanpingensis Yu and Zhang 1982 [synonym]
G. Sphaerium Scopoli 1777 [fingernail clam]
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Sphaerium cooperi Arnold 1909
Sphaerium hartmanni Jickeli 1874
Sphaerium kettlemanensis Arnold 1909
Sphaerium nitidum Clessin 1976
Sphaerium rivicola Lamarck 1818
Sphaerium stewartensis Firby 1966
Sphaerium tasmanicum Tenison-Woods 1876
Invalid names: Lacustrininae Korniushin 1989 [synonym]
Subfm. Sphaeriinae Deshayes 1855
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Invalid names: Musculiinae Starobogatov 1984 [synonym], Sphaeriastrinae Alimov and Starobogatov 1968 [synonym]
Invalid names: Corneocycladidae Hannibal 1912 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available