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Pythinella

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Montacutidae

Taxonomy
Pythinella was named by Dall (1899). It is extant.

It was assigned to Montacutidae by Hendy et al. (2008).

Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1899Pythinella Dall
2008Pythinella Hendy et al.

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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)
superfamilyLeptonoidea(Gray 1847)
familyMontacutidaeClark 1855
genusPythinellaDall 1899

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. Pythinella Dall 1899
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available