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Zirfaea

Bivalvia - Pholadida - Pholadidae

Taxonomy
Zirfaea was named by Gray (1842) [Sepkoski's age data: T Mi-l R]. It is extant.

It was assigned to Pholadidae by Clark and Arnold (1923); to Pholadinae by Abbott (1974); to Myoida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Zirfaeinae by Bouchet et al. (2010).

Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1842Zirfaea Gray
1923Zirfaea Clark and Arnold p. 156
1974Zirfaea Abbott pp. 543, 544
2002Zirfaea Sepkoski
2010Zirfaea Bouchet et al.

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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
superorderPholadiformiiGray 1854
orderPholadidaGray 1854
superfamilyPholadoideaLamarck 1809
familyPholadidaeLamarck 1809
subfamilyPholadinaeLamarck 1809
genusZirfaeaGray 1842

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. Zirfaea Gray 1842
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Zirfaea crispata Linnaeus 1758
Zirfaea pilsbryi Lowe 1931
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available