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Caesariella

Bivalvia - Nuculanida - Malletiidae

Taxonomy
Caesariella was named by Liljedahl (1984) [Sepkoski's age data: S Wenl-u S Ludl-l Sepkoski's reference number: 1117].

It was assigned to Malletiidae by Liljedahl (1994); and to Nuculoida by Sepkoski (2002).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1984Caesariella Liljedahl p. 20
1994Caesariella Liljedahl p. 39
2002Caesariella Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
RankNameAuthor
Eubivalvia
subclassProtobranchia(Pelseneer 1889)
superorderNuculaniformiiCarter et al. 2000
orderNuculanida(Carter et al. 2000)
superfamilyNuculanoideaAdams and Adams 1858
familyMalletiidae(Adams and Adams 1858)
genusCaesariella

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. †Caesariella Liljedahl 1984
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Caesariella lindensis Soot-Ryen 1964
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
L. Liljedahl 1994Malletiid with prosogyrate anteriorly extended and posteriorlytruncated shell, external ligament posterior to beaks; margins even; teeth forming an uninterrupted series below beak, anterior and posterior part ofhinge almost equal, most distal teeth chevron-shaped, apices towards beak, proximal teeth lamellar; pallial line slightly sinuate.