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Cetoconcha

Bivalvia - Poromyida - Poromyidae

Taxonomy
Cetoconcha was named by Dall (1886) [m. kosnik taxon no: 8760].

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1886Cetoconcha Dall
1980Cetoconcha Vokes p. 211
1998Cetoconcha Lamprell and Healy p. 236
2010Cetoconcha 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
orderPoromyida(Ridewood 1903)
superfamilyPoromyoidea(Dall 1886)
familyPoromyidaeDall 1886
genusCetoconchaDall 1886

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. †Cetoconcha Dall 1886
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: facultatively mobilef
Life habit: infaunalf
Diet: carnivoref
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-07-04 09:13:50
Modified: 2009-08-17 22:19:44
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Todd 2001
Collections
No collection or age range data are available