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Brachidontes (Arcomytilus)

Bivalvia - Mytilida - Mytilidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1842Brachidontes (Arcomytilus) Agassiz

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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
subgenusArcomytilusAgassiz 1842

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 (Arcomytilus) Agassiz 1842
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Brachidontes (Arcomytilus) bathonicus Morris and Lycett 1853
Diagnosis
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