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Sphaerioides

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Sphaeriidae

Taxonomy
Sphaerioides was named by Yu and Zhang (1982). It is not extant. Its type is Tetoria yixianensis.

It was assigned to Pisidiidae by Yu and Zhang (1982); and to Neomiodontidae by Gu et al. (1997), Gu (1998) and Fang et al. (2009).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1982Sphaerioides Yu and Zhang
1997Sphaerioides Gu et al.
1998Sphaerioides Gu
2009Sphaerioides Fang et al.

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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
Veneroidei(Gray 1854)
DreissenoiteiMoore 1952
superfamilySphaerioideaDeshayes 1854
familySphaeriidaeDeshayes 1855
subfamilyPisidiinae(Gray 1857)
genusSphaerioidesYu and Zhang 1982

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. †Sphaerioides Yu and Zhang 1982
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Invalid names: Sphaerioides luanpingensis Yu and Zhang 1982 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available