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Basterotia

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Sportellidae

Taxonomy
Basterotia was named by Mayer in Hörnes (1859) [Sepkoski's age data: T Eo-l R Sepkoski's reference number: 700]. It is extant. Its type is Basterotia corbuloides.

It was reranked as Anisodonta (Basterotia) by Dall (1900).

It was assigned to Anisodonta by Dall (1900); to Sportellidae by Vokes (1981) and Moore (1992); to Veneroida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Basterotiidae by Bouchet et al. (2010).

Synonyms
  • Eucharis was named by Récluz (1850). It is extant.

    It was replaced with Basterotia by Vokes (1981).
  • Harlea was named by Gray (1842). It is extant.

    It was replaced with Basterotia by Vokes (1981).
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1842Harlea Gray
1850Eucharis Récluz
1859Basterotia Mayer in Hörnes
1900Anisodonta (Basterotia) Dall p. 1133
1981Basterotia Vokes p. 160
1992Basterotia Moore p. E10
2002Basterotia Sepkoski
2010Basterotia Bouchet 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
suborderLeptonidinaDall 1889
superfamilyCyamioidea(Philippi 1845)
familySportellidaeDall 1899
genusBasterotiaMayer in Hörnes 1859

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. Basterotia Mayer in Hörnes 1859
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Subg. Basterotia (Basterotia) Mayer in Hörnes 1859
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†Basterotia (Basterotia) corbuloides Mayer in Hörnes 1859
Basterotia (Basterotia) pustula Nowell-Usticke 1971
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Invalid names: Poromya granatina Dall 1881 [synonym]
†Basterotia carolina Dall 1900
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Invalid names: Basterotia hertleini Durham 1950 [synonym]
†Basterotia prima Aldrich 1921
Invalid names: Eucharis Récluz 1850 [replaced], Harlea Gray 1842 [replaced]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available