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Ephippodonta

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Galeommatidae

Taxonomy
Ephippodonta was named by Tate (1889) [m. kosnik taxon no: 8623].

It was assigned to Galeommatidae by Vokes (1980) and Lamprell and Healy (1998); and to Ephippodontidae by Bouchet et al. (2010).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1889Ephippodonta Tate
1980Ephippodonta Vokes p. 113
1998Ephippodonta Lamprell and Healy p. 150
2010Ephippodonta Bouchet et al.

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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
orderCardiidaFerussac 1822
suborderLeptonidinaDall 1889
superfamilyGaleommatoidea(Gray 1840)
familyGaleommatidaeGray 1840
genusEphippodontaTate 1889

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. †Ephippodonta Tate 1889
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Subg. †Ephippodonta (Ephippodonta) Tate 1889
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available