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Pleiodon

Bivalvia - Unionida - Iridinidae

Taxonomy
Pleiodon was named by Conrad (1834). It is extant.

It was assigned to Mutelidae by Roth and Hartman (1998); and to Pleiodontidae by Bouchet et al. (2010).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1834Pleiodon Conrad
1998Pleiodon Roth and Hartman
2010Pleiodon 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)
UniomorphiGray 1854
UnioniGray 1854
UnionataGray 1854
orderUnionida(Stoliczka 1871)
suborderUnionidinaGray 1854
superfamilyMullerioideaDeshayes 1832
familyIridinidaeSwainson 1840
genusPleiodonConrad 1834

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. Pleiodon Conrad 1834
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available