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Dreisseninae (disused)

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Dreissenidae

Taxonomy
Dreisseninae was named by Gray (1840). It is extant.

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1840Dreisseninae Gray
2010Dreisseninae Bouchet et al.
2011Dreisseninae Carter et al. p. 17

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
RankNameAuthor
CardioniFerussac 1822
CardiidiaFerussac 1822
CardiataFerussac 1822
superorderCardiiformiiFerussac 1822
orderCardiidaFerussac 1822
suborderCardiidinaFerussac 1822
Veneroidei(Gray 1854)
DreissenoiteiMoore 1952
superfamilyDreissenoidea(Gray 1840)
familyDreissenidaeGray 1840
subfamilyDreisseninaeGray 1840
subfamilyDreisseninaeGray 1840

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.

Subfm. Dreisseninae Gray 1840
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesf
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-07-06 16:19:54
Modified: 2009-07-06 18:19:54
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Todd 2001, Aberhan et al. 2004
Collections
No collection or age range data are available