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Amphidonte

Bivalvia - Ostreida - Gryphaeidae

Taxonomy
Amphidonte was named by Fischer von Waldheim (1829) [Sepkoski's age data: K Apti K Maes Sepkoski's reference number: 159]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Exogyrinae by Vokes (1980) and Stilwell (1998); to Nanogyrini by Casadio (1998); to Pterioida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Amphidonteini by Bouchet et al. (2010).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1829Amphidonte Fischer von Waldheim
1980Amphidonte Vokes p. 64
1998Amphidonte Casadio p. 451
1998Amphidonte Stilwell p. 52
2002Amphidonte Sepkoski
2010Amphidonte 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)
suborderOstreidina(Ferussac 1822)
superfamilyOstreoidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyGryphaeidaeVialov 1936
subfamilyExogyrinaeVialov 1936
tribeNanogyriniMalchus 1990
genusAmphidonteFischer von Waldheim 1829

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. †Amphidonte Fischer von Waldheim 1829
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Subg. †Amphidonte (Amphidonte) Fischer von Waldheim 1829
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Invalid names: Ostrea auricularis Geinitz 1869 [synonym]
Amphidonte conica Sowerby 1813
Amphidonte humboldtii Fischer de Waldheim 1829
Amphidonte mendozana Ihering 1907
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available