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Discomiltha

Bivalvia - Lucinida - Lucinidae

Taxonomy
Discomiltha was named by Chavan (1952) [Sepkoski's age data: J Oxfo J Tith-u Sepkoski's reference number: 791]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Myrteinae by Cox et al. (1969) and Vokes (1980); and to Veneroida by Sepkoski (2002).

Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1952Discomiltha Chavan
1969Discomiltha Cox et al. p. 499
1980Discomiltha Vokes p. 103
2002Discomiltha Sepkoski

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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
LucinidiaGray 1854
orderLucinida(Stoliczka 1871)
superfamilyLucinoideaFleming 1828
familyLucinidaeFleming 1828
subfamilyMyrteinaeChavan 1969
genusDiscomilthaChavan 1952

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. †Discomiltha Chavan 1952
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available