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Diceratidae

Bivalvia - Hippuritida - Diceratidae

Taxonomy
Diceratidae was named by Dall (1895) [m. kosnik taxon no: 5024]. It was considered paraphyletic by Skelton (2013).

It was assigned to Hippuritacea by Newell (1965) and Vokes (1980); to Diceratoidea by Nevesskaja (2009); and to Radiolitoidea by Bouchet et al. (2010), Carter et al. (2011) and Skelton (2013).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1895Diceratidae Dall
1965Diceratidae Newell p. 19
1980Diceratidae Vokes p. 194
2009Diceratidae Nevesskaja
2010Diceratidae Bouchet et al.
2011Diceratidae Carter et al. p. 15
2013Diceratidae Skelton

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
RankNameAuthor
CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
CardioniFerussac 1822
CardiidiaFerussac 1822
CardiataFerussac 1822
superorderCardiiformiiFerussac 1822
orderHippuritida()
suborderRadiolitidina
superfamilyRadiolitoideaGray 1848
familyDiceratidaeDall 1895
familyDiceratidaeDall 1895

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. †Diceratidae Dall 1895
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G. †Diceras Lamarck 1805
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Diceras brevicornum Karczewski 1969
Diceras impressum Karczewski 1969
Diceras originale Bayle 1873
Invalid names: Macrodiceras Karczewski 1969 [synonym]
Subfm. †Heterodiceratinae Pchelintsev 1959
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Subfm. †Plesiodiceratinae Pchelintsev 1959
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G. †Eodiceras Pchelintsev 1959
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Eodiceras planum Karczewski 1969
Eodiceras subeximium Karczewski 1969
G. †Valletia Munier-Chalmas 1873
Invalid names: Diceratinae Dall 1895 [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available