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Zealedidae

Bivalvia - Nuculanida - Zealedidae

Taxonomy
Zealedidae was named by Scarlato and Starobogatov (1979). It is extant.

It was synonymized subjectively with Nuculaninae by Bouchet et al. (2010).

It was assigned to Nuculanoidea by Carter et al. (2011).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1979Zealedidae Scarlato and Starobogatov
2011Zealedidae Carter et al. p. 6
2011Zealedinae Carter et al. p. 6

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
RankNameAuthor
Eubivalvia
subclassProtobranchia(Pelseneer 1889)
superorderNuculaniformiiCarter et al. 2000
orderNuculanida(Carter et al. 2000)
superfamilyNuculanoideaAdams and Adams 1858
familyZealedidaeScarlato and Starobogatov 1979
familyZealedidaeScarlato and Starobogatov 1979

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.

Fm. Zealedidae Scarlato and Starobogatov 1979
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Subfm. Parayoldiellinae Filatova and Schileyko 1984
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G. Parayoldiella Filatova 1971
Invalid names: Zealedinae Scarlato and Starobogatov 1979 [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: facultatively mobilesuperf
Life habit: infaunalsuperf
Diet: deposit feedersuperf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-09-09 13:26:01
Modified: 2009-09-09 15:26:01
Source: superf = superfamily, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Sanchez Roig 1926
Collections
No collection or age range data are available