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Melininae (disused)

Bivalvia - Ostreida - Malleidae

Taxonomy
Melininae was named by Meek and Hayden (1865). It is extant.

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1865Melininae Meek and Hayden
2010Melininae Bouchet et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassPteriomorphia(Beurlen 1944)
RankNameAuthor
OstreomorphiFerussac 1822
OstreioniFerussac 1822
OstreataFerussac 1822
superorderOstreiformiiFerussac 1822
orderOstreida(FĂ«russac 1822)
suborderMalleidinaGray 1854
superfamilyPterioideaGray 1847
familyMalleidaeLamarck 1819
subfamilyIsognomoninae(Woodring 1925)
subfamilyMelininaeMeek and Hayden 1865
subfamilyMelininaeMeek and Hayden 1865

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. Melininae Meek and Hayden 1865
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available