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Dreissena

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Dreissenidae

Taxonomy
Dreissena was named by Beneden (1835) [m. kosnik taxon no: 4307].

It was assigned to Dreissenidae by Vokes (1980) and Bouchet et al. (2010).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1835Dreissena Beneden
1980Dreissena Vokes p. 154
2010Dreissena Bouchet et al.

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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)
DreissenoiteiMoore 1952
superfamilyDreissenoidea(Gray 1840)
familyDreissenidaeGray 1840
genusDreissenaBeneden 1835

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. †Dreissena Beneden 1835
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Dreissena caspia Eichwald 1855
Dreissena chonioides Cossmann 1887
Dreissena curvirostris Cossmann 1887
Dreissena elata Andrusov 1897
Dreissena grimmi Andrusov 1890
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available