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Yokoyamaina elliptica

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Cardiidae

Taxonomy
Cyrena elliptica was named by Yokoyama (1904). It is the type species of Yokoyamaina.

It was recombined as Yokoyamaina elliptica by Hayami (1958).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1904Cyrena elliptica Yokoyama
1958Yokoyamaina elliptica Hayami

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
—Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
—CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
RankNameAuthor
—CardioniFerussac 1822
—CardiidiaFerussac 1822
—CardiataFerussac 1822
superorderCardiiformiiFerussac 1822
orderCardiidaFerussac 1822
suborderCardiidinaFerussac 1822
—CardioideiFerussac 1822
superfamilyCardioidea(Lamarck 1809)
familyCardiidaeLamarck 1809
subfamilyLahilliinae(Finlay and Marwick 1937)
genusYokoyamainaHayami 1958
specieselliptica(Yokoyama 1904)

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.

†Yokoyamaina elliptica Yokoyama 1904
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: facultatively mobilef
Life habit: infaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-07-04 09:31:14
Modified: 2009-08-17 22:21:59
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Todd 2001
Collections
No collection or age range data are available