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Margaritiferidae
Taxonomy
Margaritiferidae was named by Haas (1940) [m. kosnik taxon no: 5135]. It is extant. Its type is Margaritifera.
It was assigned to Unionacea by Newell (1965) and Vokes (1980); and to Unionoidea by Bieler and Mikkelsen (2006), Nevesskaja (2009), Bouchet et al. (2010) and Carter et al. (2011).
It was assigned to Unionacea by Newell (1965) and Vokes (1980); and to Unionoidea by Bieler and Mikkelsen (2006), Nevesskaja (2009), Bouchet et al. (2010) and Carter et al. (2011).
Subtaxa
Cumberlandiinae, Dianoconcha, Margaritifera (type genus), Mengyinaia, Promargaritifera, Pseudomargaritifera, Solenoides
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1910 | Margaritanidae Ortmann |
| 1940 | Margaritiferidae Haas |
| 1965 | Margaritiferidae Newell p. 18 |
| 1980 | Margaritiferidae Vokes p. 72 |
| 2006 | Margaritiferidae Bieler and Mikkelsen p. 230 |
| 2009 | Margaritiferidae Nevesskaja |
| 2010 | Margaritiferidae Bouchet et al. |
| 2011 | Margaritiferidae Carter et al. p. 13 |
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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. Margaritiferidae Haas 1940
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G. †Margaritifera Schumacher 1815
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Subg. †Margaritifera (Margaritifera) Schumacher 1815
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†Margaritifera (Margaritifera) rhazensis Mongin and Lapparent 1968
Subg. †Margaritifera (Pseudunio) Haas 1910
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†Margaritifera (Pseudunio) saharica Mongin and Lapparent 1968
†Margaritifera (Pseudunio) valdensis Mantell 1844
†Margaritifera flabellata Goldfuss 1837
Invalid names: Margaritanidae Ortmann 1910 [synonym], Promargaritiferidae Woodward 1994 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available