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Monotoidea (disused)

Bivalvia - Pectinida

Taxonomy
Monotoidea was named by Fischer (1887).

It was assigned to Pectinoida by Newell and Boyd (1995) and Hikuroa and Grant-Mackie (2008); and to Pectinida by Bouchet et al. (2010).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1887Monotoidea Fischer
1995Monotoidea Newell and Boyd p. 76
2008Monotoidea Hikuroa and Grant-Mackie
2010Monotoidea Bouchet et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
RankNameAuthor
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassPteriomorphia(Beurlen 1944)
OstreomorphiFerussac 1822
OstreioniFerussac 1822
OstreataFerussac 1822
superorderOstreiformiiFerussac 1822
orderPectinida(Gray 1854)
superfamilyMonotoideaFischer 1887
superfamilyMonotoideaFischer 1887

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. †Monotoidea Fischer 1887
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calciteo
Composition 2: aragoniteo
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryo
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2007-09-07 02:56:05
Modified: 2009-12-13 03:22:38
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004
Collections
No collection or age range data are available