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Sphaeriinae

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Sphaeriidae

Taxonomy
Sphaeriinae was named by Deshayes (1855). It is extant.

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

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1855Sphaeriinae Deshayes
1968Sphaeriastrinae Alimov and Starobogatov
1984Musculiinae Starobogatov
2010Sphaeriinae Bouchet et al.
2011Sphaeriinae 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
superfamilySphaerioideaDeshayes 1854
familySphaeriidaeDeshayes 1855
subfamilySphaeriinaeDeshayes 1855
subfamilySphaeriinaeDeshayes 1855

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. Sphaeriinae Deshayes 1855
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Invalid names: Musculiinae Starobogatov 1984 [synonym], Sphaeriastrinae Alimov and Starobogatov 1968 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available