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Zeehania

Bivalvia

Taxonomy
Zeehania was named by Pojeta and Gilbert-Tomlinson (1977) [Sepkoski's age data: O Cara-m Sepkoski's reference number: 1046]. Its type is Zeehania jacksoni.

It was assigned to Malletiidae by Pojeta and Gilbert-Tomlinson (1977); to Malletiinae by Vokes (1980); to Palaeotaxodonta by Babin (1993); and to Nuculida by Sepkoski (2002).

Species
Z. jacksoni (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1977Zeehania Pojeta and Gilbert-Tomlinson p. 19 figs. pl. 3
1980Zeehania Vokes p. 221
1993Zeechania Babin p. 193
2002Zechania Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassProtobranchia(Pelseneer 1889)
genusZeehania

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. †Zeehania Pojeta and Gilbert-Tomlinson 1977
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Zeehania jacksoni Pojeta and Gilbert-Tomlinson 1977
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available