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Gaimardiidae

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Gaimardiidae

Taxonomy
Gaimardiidae was named by Hedley (1916) [m. kosnik taxon no: 5170]. It is extant.

It was assigned to Leptonacea by Newell (1965); to Gaimardiacea by Vokes (1980) and Stilwell and Zinsmeister (1992); and to Gaimardioidea by Nevesskaja (2009), Bouchet et al. (2010) and Carter et al. (2011).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1916Gaimardiidae Hedley
1965Gaimardiidae Newell p. 19
1980Gaimardiidae Vokes p. 155
1992Gaimardiidae Stilwell and Zinsmeister p. 68
2009Gaimardiidae Nevesskaja
2010Gaimardiidae Bouchet et al.
2011Gaimardiidae Carter et al. p. 16

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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)
VeneroiteiGray 1854
superfamilyGaimardioidea(Hedley 1916)
familyGaimardiidaeHedley 1916
familyGaimardiidaeHedley 1916

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. Gaimardiidae Hedley 1916
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G. Costokidderia Finlay 1927
G. †Eugaimardia Cotton 1931
G. Gaimardia Gould 1852
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Gaimardia flemingi Zinsmeister 1984
G. Neogaimardia Odhner 1924
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available