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Torreites

Bivalvia - Hippuritida - Hippuritidae

Taxonomy
Torreites was named by Palmer (1933) [Sepkoski's age data: K Sant-u K Maes-u Sepkoski's reference number: 972]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Hippuritoida by Sepkoski (2002); to Torreitinae by Bouchet et al. (2010); and to Hippuritidae by Steuber (2002) and Skelton (2013).

Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1933Torreites Palmer
2002Torreites Sepkoski
2002Torreites Steuber
2010Torreites Bouchet et al.
2013Torreites 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
familyHippuritidaeGray 1848
genusTorreitesPalmer 1933

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. †Torreites Palmer 1933
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Torreites giganteus Philip and Platel 1998
Torreites grubici Philip and Platel 1998
Torreites milovanovici Grubic 1979
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available