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Davila

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Mesodesmatidae

Taxonomy
Davila was named by Gray (1853) [m. kosnik taxon no: 8392].

It was assigned to Mesodesmatidae by Lamprell and Whitehead (1992); and to Davilinae by Vokes (1980), Bouchet et al. (2010) and Signorelli and Carter (2016).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1853Davila Gray
1980Davila Vokes p. 140
1992Davila Lamprell and Whitehead p. 86
2010Davila Bouchet et al.
2016Davila Signorelli and Carter p. 209 figs. Table 1

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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)
VeneroiteiGray 1854
superfamilyMactroidea(Lamarck 1809)
familyMesodesmatidaeGray 1840
subfamilyDavilinaeDall 1895
genusDavilaGray 1853

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. †Davila Gray 1853
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Davila plana Hanley 1843
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available