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Opis (Protopis)

Bivalvia - Carditida - Astartidae

Taxonomy
Opis (Protopis) was named by Kittl (1903). It is not extant.

It was reranked as Protopis by Sepkoski (2002) and Ros-Franch et al. (2014).

It was assigned to Opis by Kittl (1903); to Mytiloida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Mysidiellidae by Ros-Franch et al. (2014).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1903Opis (Protopis) Kittl
1911Mytiliconcha Tommasi
1964Tommasina Cox
2002Protopis Sepkoski
2002Tommasina Sepkoski
2014Protopis Ros-Franch et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
RankNameAuthor
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
CarditioniDall 1889
orderCarditida(Dall 1889)
superfamilyCrassatelloidea(FĂ©russac 1822)
familyAstartidaed'Orbigny 1844
subfamilyOpinaeChavan 1952
genusOpisDefrance 1824
subgenusProtopis

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. †Opis (Protopis) Kittl 1903
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available