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Plicatostylidae

Bivalvia - Ostreida - Plicatostylidae

Taxonomy

Subtaxa
Sister taxa
Lithiotidae

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1903Lithiotidae Reis
1930Plicatostylidae Lupher and Packard p. 204
1977Cochlearitidae Benini and Loriga
1980Lithiotidae Vokes p. 69
2010Plicatostylidae Bouchet et al.
2011Plicatostylidae Carter et al. p. 9

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
RankNameAuthor
infraclassPteriomorphia(Beurlen 1944)
OstreomorphiFerussac 1822
OstreioniFerussac 1822
OstreataFerussac 1822
superorderOstreiformiiFerussac 1822
orderOstreida(FĂ«russac 1822)
suborderMalleidinaGray 1854
superfamilyPterioideaGray 1847
familyPlicatostylidae
familyPlicatostylidae

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. †Plicatostylidae Lupher and Packard 1930
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G. †Plicatostylus Lupher and Packard 1930
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Plicatostylus gregarius Lupher and Packard 1930
Invalid names: Cochlearitidae Benini and Loriga 1977 [synonym], Lithiotidae Reis 1903 [invalid subgroup]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available