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Maitaia

Bivalvia - Myalinida - Atomodesmatidae

Taxonomy
Maitaia was named by Marwick (1934) [Sepkoski's age data: P Leon-m P Guad-l Sepkoski's reference number: 1040]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Pterioida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Atomodesmatinae by Biakov (2008).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1934Maitaia Marwick
1979Mytilidesmatella Waterhouse p. 13
1989Maitaia (Mytilidesmatella) Astafieva p. 18
1993Maitaia (Mytilidesmatella) Astafieva p. 99
2002Maitaia Sepkoski
2002Mytilidesmatella Sepkoski
2008Maitaia Biakov p. 240

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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
MyalinataPaul 1939
orderMyalinidaPaul 1939
superfamilyInoceramoideaGiebel 1852
familyAtomodesmatidaeWaterhouse 1976
subfamilyAtomodesmatinae()
genusMaitaiaMarwick 1934

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. †Maitaia Marwick 1934
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Maitaia absoluta Astafieva 1989
Maitaia bella Biakov 1992
Maitaia belliformis Biakov 1992
Maitaia errabunda Popov 1964
Maitaia gigantea De Koninck 1877
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Invalid names: Mytilus bigsbyi De Koninck 1877 [synonym], Mytilus crassiventer De Koninck 1877 [synonym]
Maitaia hurenensis Biakov 1992
Maitaia kolymiaformis Biakov 1992
Maitaia kusnezovi Biakov 2013
Maitaia orulganica Biakov 2013
Maitaia regularicostatum Biakov 2013
Maitaia tenkensis Biakov 1999
Maitaia tobonnoensis Biakov 2013
Maitaia trechmanni Marwick 1934
Maitaia vedernikovi Biakov 2013
Invalid names: Mytilidesmatella Waterhouse 1979 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available