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Polyconitidae

Bivalvia - Hippuritida - Polyconitidae

Taxonomy
Polyconitidae was named by MacGillavry (1937). It is not extant. It was considered paraphyletic by Skelton (2013).

It was synonymized subjectively with Caprotinidae by Bouchet et al. (2010).

It was assigned to Hippuritoidea by Steuber (2002); and to Radiolitoidea by Carter et al. (2011) and Skelton (2013).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1937Polyconitidae MacGillavry
2002Polyconitidae Steuber
2011Polyconitidae Carter et al. p. 15
2013Polyconitidae Skelton

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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
orderHippuritida()
suborderRadiolitidina
superfamilyRadiolitoideaGray 1848
familyPolyconitidaeMacGillavry 1937
familyPolyconitidaeMacGillavry 1937

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. †Polyconitidae MacGillavry 1937
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G. †Douvillelia Alencaster and Pantoja-Alor 1998
G. †Horiopleura DouvillĂ© 1889
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Horiopleura gregaria Palmer 1928
G. †Jerjesia Alencáster 1986
G. †Magallanesia Sano et al. 2014
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Magallanesia canaliculata Sano et al. 2014
G. †Polyconites Roulland 1830
G. †Praecaprotina Yabe and Nagao 1926
G. †Tepeyacia Palmer 1928
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Tepeyacia corrugata Palmer 1928
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available