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Sellaea

Bivalvia - Hippuritida - Caprinulidae

Taxonomy
Sellaea was named by Stefano (1889) [Sepkoski's age data: K Albi-m K Ceno]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Caprotinidae by Steuber (2002); to Hippuritoida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Caprinulidae by Skelton (2013).

Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1889Sellaea Stefano
2002Sellaea Sepkoski
2002Sellaea Steuber
2013Sellaea Skelton

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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
orderHippuritida()
suborderRadiolitidina
superfamilyRadiolitoideaGray 1848
familyCaprinulidaeYanin 1989
genusSellaeaStefano 1889

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. †Sellaea Stefano 1889
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available