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Saffordia

Bivalvia - Modiomorphida - Modiomorphidae

Taxonomy
Saffordia was named by Ulrich (1894) [Sepkoski's age data: O Cara O Ashg-m Sepkoski's reference number: 91].

It was assigned to Modiomorphidae by Cox et al. (1969) and Vokes (1980); to Modiomorphoida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Saffordiidae by Bouchet et al. (2010).

Species
Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1894Saffordia Ulrich p. 625
1969Saffordia Cox et al. p. N399
1980Saffordia Vokes p. 70
2002Saffordia Sepkoski
2010Saffordia Bouchet 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
CardioniFerussac 1822
CardiidiaFerussac 1822
CardiataFerussac 1822
superorderCardiiformiiFerussac 1822
orderModiomorphida(Newell 1969)
superfamilyModiomorphoidea(Miller 1877)
familyModiomorphidae
genusSaffordiaUlrich 1894

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. †Saffordia Ulrich 1894
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Saffordia ventralis Ulrich 1894
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available