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Aphanaia waterhousei

Bivalvia - Myalinida - Atomodesmatidae

Taxonomy
Aphanaia waterhousei was named by Biakov (2011). Its type specimen is SVKNII 113/02-06.98, a valve (mold of left valve), and it is a mold. Its type locality is Fol'k Creek, Outcrop 9, Munugudzhak River, Omolon Basin, which is in a Kungurian marine siliciclastic in the Fol'k Formation of the Russian Federation.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2011Aphanaia waterhousei Biakov p. 7 figs. Pl 1, figs 1-5

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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()
genusAphanaiaKoninck 1877
specieswaterhousei

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.

Aphanaia waterhousei Biakov 2011
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available