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Leiopteriinae (disused)

Bivalvia - Ostreida - Pterineidae

Taxonomy
Leiopteriinae was named by Maillieux (1920). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Pterineidae by Bouchet et al. (2010).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1920Leiopteriinae Maillieux
2010Leiopteriinae Bouchet et al.

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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)
suborderMalleidinaGray 1854
familyPterineidae
subfamilyLeiopteriinaeMaillieux 1920
subfamilyLeiopteriinaeMaillieux 1920

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. †Leiopteriinae Maillieux 1920
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calciteo
Entire body: yesf
Adult length: 10 to < 100f
Adult width: 10 to < 100f
Environment: marine, brackisho
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesf
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-06-11 18:35:53
Modified: 2009-07-20 15:10:53
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Hendy 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004
Collections
No collection or age range data are available