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Petalodontia

Bivalvia - Hippuritida - Monopleuridae

Taxonomy
Petalodontia was named by Pocta (1889) [Sepkoski's age data: K Albi-l K Ceno]. It is not extant.

It was reranked as Monopleura (Petalodontia) by Douville (1918).

It was assigned to Monopleura by Douville (1918); to Hippuritoida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Monopleuridae by Skelton (2013).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1889Petalodontia Pocta
1918Monopleura (Petalodontia) Douville
2002Petalodontia Sepkoski
2013Petalodontia 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
familyMonopleuridaeMunier-Chalmas 1873
genusPetalodontiaPocta 1889

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. †Petalodontia Pocta 1889
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available