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Mesodesmatinae

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Mesodesmatidae

Taxonomy
Mesodesmatinae was named by Gray (1840) [m. kosnik taxon no: 9265]. It is extant. Its type is Mesodesma.

It was assigned to Mesodesmatidae by Glenn (1904), Vokes (1980), Bouchet et al. (2010), Carter et al. (2011) and Signorelli and Carter (2016).

Subtaxa

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1840Mesodesmatinae Gray
1904Mesodesmatinae Glenn p. 285
1980Mesodesmatinae Vokes p. 139
2010Mesodesmatinae Bouchet et al.
2011Mesodesmatinae Carter et al. p. 16
2016Mesodesmatinae Signorelli and Carter p. 209 figs. Table 1

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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
superfamilyMactroidea(Lamarck 1809)
familyMesodesmatidaeGray 1840
subfamilyMesodesmatinaeGray 1840
subfamilyMesodesmatinaeGray 1840

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.

Subfm. Mesodesmatinae Gray 1840
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G. Amesodesma Iredale 1930
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Paphies elongata Reeve 1854
G. †Atactodea Dall 1895
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Atactodea striata Gmelin 1791
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Paphies striata Gmelin 1791
G. †Ceroniola
G. Mesodesma Deshayes
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Mesodesma arctatum Conrad 1831
Mesodesma costaricensis Olsson 1922
Mesodesma deauratum Turton 1822
Mesodesma donacilla Lamarck 1819
Mesodesma donacium Lamarck 1818
Mesodesma elongata Abbass 1972
Mesodesma mariana Glenn 1904
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available