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Brechites (watering pot shell)

Bivalvia - Pandorida - Clavagellidae

Taxonomy
Brechites was named by Guettard (1770) [m. kosnik taxon no: 8732]. It is extant.

It was assigned to Clavagellidae by Vokes (1980) and Lamprell and Healy (1998); and to Brechitinae by Bouchet et al. (2010).

Species
Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1770Brechites Guettard
1980Brechites Vokes p. 257
1998Brechites Lamprell and Healy p. 222
2010Brechites Bouchet et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
RankNameAuthor
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
CardioniFerussac 1822
CardiidiaFerussac 1822
PoromyataRidewood 1903
orderPandoridaStewart 1930
superfamilyClavagelloidea(d'Orbigny 1844)
familyClavagellidaed'Orbigny 1843
genusBrechitesGuettard 1770

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. Brechites Guettard 1770 [watering pot shell]
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Subg. †Brechites (Brechites) Guettard 1770
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available