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Ellesmerella

Bivalvia - Ostreida - Posidoniidae

Taxonomy
Ellesmerella was named by Waterhouse (2008). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Posidoniidae by Ros-Franch et al. (2014).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2008Ellesmerella Waterhouse
2014Ellesmerella Ros-Franch 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
superfamilyPosidonioideaFrech 1909
familyPosidoniidaeFrech 1909
genusEllesmerellaWaterhouse 2008

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. †Ellesmerella Waterhouse 2008
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Ellesmerella aranea Tozer 1961
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available