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Arctostreidae

Bivalvia - Ostreida - Arctostreidae

Taxonomy
Arctostreidae was named by Vialov (1983).

It was assigned to Ostreoidea by Bouchet et al. (2010) and Carter et al. (2011).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1983Arctostreidae Vialov
2010Arctostreidae Bouchet et al.
2011Arctostreidae Carter et al. p. 8

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
RankNameAuthor
infraclassPteriomorphia(Beurlen 1944)
OstreomorphiFerussac 1822
OstreioniFerussac 1822
OstreataFerussac 1822
superorderOstreiformiiFerussac 1822
orderOstreida(FĂ«russac 1822)
suborderOstreidina(Ferussac 1822)
superfamilyOstreoidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyArctostreidaeVialov 1983
familyArctostreidaeVialov 1983

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. †Arctostreidae Vialov 1983
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Subfm. †Palaeolophinae Malchus 1990
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G. †Nacrolopha Carter and Malchus 2011
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Nacrolopha carolae Carter and Malchus 2011
Invalid names: Oscillophini Malchus 1990 [empty]
Invalid names: Arctostreinae Vialov 1983 [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calciteo
Environment: marine, brackisho
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2007-09-26 09:14:10
Modified: 2010-02-16 03:18:02
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004
Collections
No collection or age range data are available