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Limoptera

Bivalvia - Ostreida - Pterineidae

Taxonomy
Limoptera was named by Hall (1869) [Sepkoski's age data: S u D Give]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Pterineidae by Vokes (1980); to Pterioida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Limopterinae by Bouchet et al. (2010).

Species
Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1869Limoptera Hall
1881Myalinodanta Oehlert
1980Limoptera Vokes p. 35
2002Limoptera Sepkoski
2010Limoptera Bouchet et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
RankNameAuthor
infraclassPteriomorphia(Beurlen 1944)
OstreomorphiFerussac 1822
OstreioniFerussac 1822
OstreataFerussac 1822
superorderOstreiformiiFerussac 1822
orderOstreida(FĂ«russac 1822)
suborderMalleidinaGray 1854
familyPterineidae
genusLimopteraHall 1869

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. †Limoptera Hall 1869
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Limoptera sarmenticia Walcott 1884
Invalid names: Myalinodanta Oehlert 1881 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available