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Brachidontes (Hormomya)

Bivalvia - Mytilida - Mytilidae

Taxonomy
Hormomya was named by Mörch (1853) [Sepkoski's age data: T Eo-l R Sepkoski's reference number: 1112]. It is extant.

It was reranked as Brachidontes (Hormomya) by Pacaud and Le Renard (1995).

It was assigned to Mytilidae by Vokes (1980); to Brachidontes by Pacaud and Le Renard (1995); and to Mytiloida by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1853Hormomya Mörch
1980Hormomya Vokes p. 24
1995Brachidontes (Hormomya) Pacaud and Le Renard p. 176
2002Hormomya Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
RankNameAuthor
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassPteriomorphia(Beurlen 1944)
MytilomorphiFerussac 1822
orderMytilida(Rafinesque 1815)
superfamilyMytiloideaRafinesque 1815
familyMytilidaeRafinesque 1815
subfamilyMytilinaeRafinesque 1815
genusBrachidontesSwainson 1840
subgenusHormomya(Mörch 1853)

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.

Subg. Brachidontes (Hormomya) Mörch 1853
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Diagnosis
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