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Sunetta

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae

Taxonomy
Sunetta was named by Link (1807) [Sepkoski's age data: T Than R Sepkoski's reference number: 914]. It is extant.

It was assigned to Veneridae by Lamprell and Whitehead (1992); to Veneroida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Sunettinae by Vokes (1980) and Bouchet et al. (2010).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1807Sunetta Link
1980Sunetta Vokes p. 168
1992Sunetta Lamprell and Whitehead p. 136
2002Sunetta Sepkoski
2010Sunetta Bouchet et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
RankNameAuthor
CardioniFerussac 1822
CardiidiaFerussac 1822
CardiataFerussac 1822
superorderCardiiformiiFerussac 1822
orderCardiidaFerussac 1822
suborderCardiidinaFerussac 1822
Veneroidei(Gray 1854)
VeneroiteiGray 1854
superfamilyVeneroidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyVeneridaeRafinesque 1815
subfamilySunettinaeStoliczka 1870
genusSunettaLink 1807

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. Sunetta Link 1807
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Subg. Sunetta (Cyclosunetta) Fischer-Piette 1939
Sunetta perexcavata Fulton 1915
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available