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Etheriidae

Bivalvia - Unionida - Etheriidae

Taxonomy
Etheriidae was named by Deshayes (1830) [m. kosnik taxon no: 5134]. It is extant.

It was synonymized subjectively with Mulleriidae by Bouchet et al. (2010).

It was assigned to Unionacea by Newell (1965) and Vokes (1980); to Etherioidea by Bieler and Mikkelsen (2006) and Nevesskaja (2009); and to Mullerioidea by Carter et al. (2011).

Subtaxa

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1830Etheriidae Deshayes
1965Etheriidae Newell p. 18
1980Etheriidae Vokes p. 94
2006Etheriidae Bieler and Mikkelsen p. 230
2009Etheriidae Nevesskaja
2011Etheriidae Carter et al. p. 13

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
RankNameAuthor
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
UniomorphiGray 1854
UnioniGray 1854
UnionataGray 1854
orderUnionida(Stoliczka 1871)
suborderUnionidinaGray 1854
superfamilyMullerioideaDeshayes 1832
familyEtheriidaeDeshayes 1830
familyEtheriidaeDeshayes 1830

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. Etheriidae Deshayes 1830
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G. Etheria Lamarck 1807
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Etheria elliptica Lamarck 1807
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available