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Desertellidae

Bivalvia - Trigoniida - Desertellidae

Taxonomy
Desertellidae was named by Dechauseaux (1946) [m. kosnik taxon no: 5133].

It was assigned to Unionacea by Newell (1965) and Vokes (1980); to Unionida by Bouchet et al. (2010); and to Trigonodoidea by Nevesskaja (2009) and Carter et al. (2011).

Subtaxa

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1946Desertellidae Dechauseaux
1965Desertellidae Newell p. 18
1980Desertellidae Vokes p. 95
2009Desertellidae Nevesskaja
2010Desertellidae Bouchet et al.
2011Desertellidae Carter et al. p. 12

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
RankNameAuthor
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
UniomorphiGray 1854
UnioniGray 1854
UnionataGray 1854
orderTrigoniida(Dall 1889)
superfamilyTrigonodoideaModell 1942
familyDesertellidaeDechauseaux 1946
familyDesertellidaeDechauseaux 1946

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.

Fm. †Desertellidae Dechauseaux 1946
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G. †Desertella Haug 1905
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available