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Cyrtopleura

Bivalvia - Pholadida - Pholadidae

Taxonomy
Cyrtopleura was named by Tryon (1862) [Sepkoski's age data: T Mi R]. It is extant.

It was assigned to Pholadidae by Ward and Blackwelder (1987); and to Myoida by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1862Cyrtopleura Tryon
1987Cyrtopleura Ward and Blackwelder p. 131
2002Cyrtopleura 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
CardiidiaFerussac 1822
CardiataFerussac 1822
superorderPholadiformiiGray 1854
orderPholadidaGray 1854
superfamilyPholadoideaLamarck 1809
familyPholadidaeLamarck 1809
genusCyrtopleuraTryon 1862

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. Cyrtopleura Tryon 1862
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Subg. Cyrtopleura (Scobinopholas) Grant and Gale 1931
Cyrtopleura costata Linnaeus 1758
Cyrtopleura crucigera Sowerby 1834
Cyrtopleura levesquei Watelet 1851
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available