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Verticordia

Bivalvia - Poromyida - Verticordiidae

Taxonomy
Verticordia was named by Sowerby (1844) [Sepkoski's age data: K Albi R Sepkoski's reference number: 1066]. It is extant.

It was assigned to Pholadomyoida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Verticordiidae by Cox et al. (1969), Vokes (1980), Ward and Blackwelder (1987), Lamprell and Healy (1998), Wienrich (1999) and Bouchet et al. (2010).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1844Verticordia Sowerby
1969Verticordia Cox et al. p. 855
1980Verticordia Vokes p. 213
1987Verticordia Ward and Blackwelder p. 131
1998Verticordia Lamprell and Healy p. 224
1999Verticordia Wienrich p. 261
2002Verticordia Sepkoski
2010Verticordia Bouchet et al.

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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
orderPoromyida(Ridewood 1903)
superfamilyVerticordioideaStoliczka 1871
familyVerticordiidaeStoliczka 1871
genusVerticordiaSowerby 1844

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. Verticordia Sowerby 1844
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Subg. †Verticordia (Verticordia) Sowerby 1844
Verticordia cossmanni Dall 1903
Verticordia eocensis Langdon 1886
Verticordia excavata Pritchard 1901
Verticordia granulosa Ravn 1939
Verticordia lockei Ward and Blackwelder 1987
Verticordia novemcostata Adams and Reeve 1863
Verticordia pectinata Tate 1887
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available