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Dystactella

Bivalvia - Solemyida - Solemyidae

Taxonomy
Dystactella was named by Hall and Whitfield (1872) [Sepkoski's age data: O Llde D Give-l Sepkoski's reference number: 977].

It was assigned to Ctenodontidae by Vokes (1980); to Solemyoida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Clinopisthinae by Bailey (2021).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1872Dystactella Hall and Whitfield p. 192
1980Dystactella Vokes p. 1
2002Dystactella Sepkoski
2021Dystactella Bailey p. 32

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
RankNameAuthor
Eubivalvia
subclassProtobranchia(Pelseneer 1889)
superorderNuculiformiiDall 1889
orderSolemyidaNewell 1965
superfamilySolemyoideaAdams and Adams 1857
familySolemyidaeAdams and Adams 1857
subfamilyClinopisthinae(Pojeta 1988)
genusDystactellaHall and Whitfield 1872

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. †Dystactella Hall and Whitfield 1872
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Dystactella biarmica de Verneuil 1845
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Invalid names: Solemya abnormis Howse 1848 [synonym]
Dystactella excisa de Koninck 1885
Dystactella insularis Walcott 1884
Dystactella silurica Liljedahl 1984
Dystactella valvulus Hall and Whitfield 1872
Dystactella vetusta Meek 1871
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available