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Roxoa

Bivalvia - Pholadomyida - Megadesmidae

Taxonomy
Roxoa was named by Mendes (1952) [Sepkoski's age data: P Guad-u]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Hiatellidae by Cox et al. (1969); to Plesiocyprinellinae by Simóes et al. (1997); and to Myoida by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1952Roxoa Mendes
1969Roxoa Cox et al. p. N701
1997Roxoa Simóes et al. p. 87
2002Roxoa 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
PoromyataRidewood 1903
orderPholadomyida()
superfamilyEdmondioidea()
familyMegadesmidaeVokes 1967
subfamilyPlesiocyprinellinae
genusRoxoa

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. †Roxoa Mendes 1952
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Roxoa corumbataiensis Mendes 1952
Roxoa intrigans Mendes 1944
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available