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Megadesmus

Bivalvia - Pholadomyida - Megadesmidae

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1838Megadesmus Sowerby p. 14
1847Cleobis Dana
1988Megadesmus (Cleobis) Waterhouse p. 184
1991Megadesmus Morris et al. p. 93
2002Megadesmus Sepkoski
2005Megadesmus Cairncross et al. p. 552

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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
genusMegadesmus

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. †Megadesmus Sowerby 1838
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Subg. †Megadesmus (Megadesmus) Sowerby 1838
Megadesmus borealis Muromtseva 1984
Megadesmus deflatus Waterhouse 1983
Megadesmus dembskajae Guskov 1984
Megadesmus globlosus Sowerby 1838
Megadesmus globosus Sowerby 1838
Megadesmus gryphoides de Koninck 1876
Megadesmus nobilissimus de Koninck 1876
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Invalid names: Edmondia intermedia de Koninck 1876 [synonym]
Megadesmus ovalis Sowerby 1847
Megadesmus pristinus Runnegar 1972
Megadesmus robusta Laseron 1910
Megadesmus trigonalis Johnston 1887
Invalid names: Cleobis Dana 1847 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available