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Vlasta

Bivalvia - Ostreida - Vlastidae

Taxonomy
Vlasta was named by Barrande (1881) [Sepkoski's age data: O Ashg-m S Ludl].

It was assigned to Praecardioida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Vlastinae by Vokes (1980) and Bouchet et al. (2010).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1881Vlasta Barrande
1980Vlasta Vokes p. 10
2002Vlasta Sepkoski
2010Vlasta Bouchet et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassPteriomorphia(Beurlen 1944)
RankNameAuthor
OstreomorphiFerussac 1822
OstreioniFerussac 1822
OstreataFerussac 1822
superorderOstreiformiiFerussac 1822
orderOstreida(FĂ«russac 1822)
suborderMalleidinaGray 1854
superfamilyPterioideaGray 1847
familyVlastidae
subfamilyVlastinaeNeumayr 1891
genusVlasta

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. †Vlasta Barrande 1881
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Vlasta americana Fritz 1951
Vlasta bohemica Barrande 1881
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available