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Protomya

Bivalvia - Grammysiidae

Taxonomy
Protomya is a genus. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Pholadomyoida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Protomyidae by Bouchet et al. (2010).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1885Palaeomya Hall p. 52
2002Protomya Sepkoski
2010Protomya Bouchet et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
RankNameAuthor
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
CardioniFerussac 1822
CardiidiaFerussac 1822
superfamilyGrammysioideaMiller 1877
familyGrammysiidaeMiller 1877
genusProtomya

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. †Protomya
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Invalid names: Palaeomya Hall 1885 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available