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Ekstadia

Bivalvia - Nuculanida - Malletiidae

Taxonomy
Ekstadia was named by Soot-Ryen (1964) [Sepkoski's age data: S Wenl-u S Ludl-l Sepkoski's reference number: 95,1117].

It was assigned to Malletiinae by Cox et al. (1969); to Praenuculidae by Vokes (1980); and to Nuculoida by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1964Ekstadia Soot-Ryen p. 501
1969Ekstadia Cox et al. p. N233
1980Ekstadia Vokes p. 221
2002Ekstadia 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)
genusEkstadiaSoot-Ryen 1964

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. †Ekstadia Soot-Ryen 1964
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Ekstadia kellyi Liljedahl 1994
Ekstadia tricarinata Soot-Ryen 1964
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available