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Similodonta

Bivalvia - Cardiolariatida - Similodontidae

Taxonomy
Similodonta was named by Soot-Ryen (1964). Its type is Tellinomya similis. It is the type genus of Similodontidae.

It was assigned to Nuculoida by Sepkoski (2002); to Praenuculidae by Cox et al. (1969), Toni (1975), Vokes (1980), Fang (2006); and to Similodontidae by Carter et al. (2011).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1964Similodonta Soot-Ryen
1969Similodonta Cox et al. p. N230
1975Similodonta Toni
1980Similodonta Vokes p. 220
2002Similodonta Sepkoski
2006Similodonta Fang
2011Similodonta Carter et al. p. 21

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
RankNameAuthor
Eubivalvia
subclassProtobranchia(Pelseneer 1889)
superorderNuculaniformiiCarter et al. 2000
orderCardiolariatidaCope 2000
superfamilyTironuculoideaBabin 1982
familySimilodontidae
genusSimilodontaSoot-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. †Similodonta Soot-Ryen 1964
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Similodonta similis Ulrich 1892
Similodonta spjeldnaesi Soot-Ryen and Soot-Ryen 1960
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available