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Rostrocardia

Bivalvia - Megalodontida - Dicerocardiidae

Taxonomy
Rostrocardia was named by Freneix (1972) [Sepkoski's age data: K u Sepkoski's reference number: ZR80]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Veneroida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Dicerocardiidae by El Qot (2006).

Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1972Rostrocardia Freneix
2002Rostrocardia Sepkoski
2006Rostrocardia El Qot p. 68

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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
orderMegalodontidaStarobogatov 1992
superfamilyMegalodontoidea(Morris 1853)
familyDicerocardiidaeKutassy 1934
genusRostrocardiaFreneix 1972

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. †Rostrocardia Freneix 1972
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available