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Clinopistha

Bivalvia - Solemyida - Solemyidae

Taxonomy
Clinopistha was named by Meek and Worthen (1870) [m. kosnik taxon no: 9445 Sepkoski's age data: D Gedi P Sakm]. Its type is Clinopistha radiata levis. It is the type genus of Clinopisthidae.

It was assigned to Solenomyidae by Hoare (1961); to Ctenodontidae by Vokes (1980); to Nuculoida by Sepkoski (2002); to Clinopisthidae by Bouchet et al. (2010); and to Clinopisthinae by Bailey (2021).

Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1870Clinopistha Meek and Worthen p. 595
1961Clinopistha Hoare p. 93
1980Clinopistha Vokes p. 1
2002Clinopista Sepkoski
2010Clinopistha Bouchet et al.
2021Clinopistha Bailey p. 31

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
RankNameAuthor
Eubivalvia
subclassProtobranchia(Pelseneer 1889)
superorderNuculiformiiDall 1889
orderSolemyidaNewell 1965
superfamilySolemyoideaAdams and Adams 1857
familySolemyidaeAdams and Adams 1857
subfamilyClinopisthinae(Pojeta 1988)
genusClinopistha

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. †Clinopistha Meek and Worthen 1870
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Clinopistha abbreviata de Ryckholt 1854
Clinopistha curta Walcott 1884
Clinopistha kasanensis Netschajew 1894
Clinopistha levis Meek and Worthen 1870
Clinopistha truncata Goldfuss 1840
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available