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Phaenodesmia

Bivalvia - Nuculanida - Malletiidae

Taxonomy
Phaenodesmia was named by Bittner (1895) [Sepkoski's age data: Tr Anis Tr Nori Sepkoski's reference number: 94]. It is not extant. Its type is Phaenodesmia klipsteiniana.

It was assigned to Malletiinae by Vokes (1980); to Nuculoida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Malletiidae by Ros-Franch et al. (2014).

Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1895Phaenodesmia Bittner p. 4
1980Phaenodesmia Vokes p. 4
2002Phaenodesmia Sepkoski
2014Phaenodesmia Ros-Franch et al.

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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)
genusPhaenodesmia

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. †Phaenodesmia Bittner 1895
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Phaenodesmia areolata Bittner 1895
Phaenodesmia laubeana Bittner 1895
Phaenodesmia peruana Jaworski 1922
Phaenodesmia similis Bittner 1895
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available