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Tellimya

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Montacutidae

Taxonomy
Tellimya was named by Brown (1827) [Sepkoski's age data: T Mi R]. It is extant.

It was assigned to Galeommatidae by Lamprell and Healy (1998); to Veneroida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Montacutidae by Vokes (1980) and Marquet (2005).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1827Tellimya Brown
1980Tellimya Vokes p. 113
1998Tellimya Lamprell and Healy p. 160
2002Tellimya Sepkoski
2005Tellimya Marquet

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
RankNameAuthor
CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
CardioniFerussac 1822
CardiidiaFerussac 1822
CardiataFerussac 1822
superorderCardiiformiiFerussac 1822
orderCardiidaFerussac 1822
suborderCardiidinaFerussac 1822
Veneroidei(Gray 1854)
superfamilyLeptonoidea(Gray 1847)
familyMontacutidaeClark 1855
genusTellimyaBrown 1827

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. Tellimya Brown 1827
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Tellimya ferruginosa Montague 1808
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available