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Fronsella

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Montacutidae

Taxonomy
Fronsella was named by Laseron (1956) [m. kosnik taxon no: 8645].

It was assigned to Montacutidae by Vokes (1980); and to Galeommatidae by Lamprell and Healy (1998).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1956Fronsella Laseron
1980Fronsella Vokes p. 112
1998Fronsella Lamprell and Healy p. 160

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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
suborderCardiidinaFerussac 1822
Veneroidei(Gray 1854)
superfamilyLeptonoidea(Gray 1847)
familyMontacutidaeClark 1855
genusFronsellaLaseron 1956

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. †Fronsella Laseron 1956
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available