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Saffordiidae (disused)

Bivalvia - Mytilida - Saffordiidae

Taxonomy
Saffordiidae was named by Scarlato and Starobogatov (1979).

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

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1979Saffordiidae Scarlato and Starobogatov
1997Modiolodontidae Fang and Morris
2010Saffordiidae Bouchet et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
RankNameAuthor
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassPteriomorphia(Beurlen 1944)
MytilomorphiFerussac 1822
orderMytilida(Rafinesque 1815)
superfamilyModiolopsoideaFischer 1886
familySaffordiidaeScarlato and Starobogatov 1979
familySaffordiidaeScarlato and Starobogatov 1979

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. †Saffordiidae Scarlato and Starobogatov 1979
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Invalid names: Modiolodontidae Fang and Morris 1997 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Composition 2: low Mg calciteo
Locomotion: stationaryo
Life habit: low-level epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2004-02-28 12:32:58
Modified: 2010-02-16 03:14:17
Source: o = order, c = class
Reference: Aberhan et al. 2004
Collections
No collection or age range data are available