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Micromytilus

Bivalvia - Arcida - Philobryidae

Taxonomy
Micromytilus was named by Cotton (1931) [m. kosnik taxon no: 8547].

It was assigned to Philobryidae by Vokes (1980) and Lamprell and Healy (1998).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1931Micromytilus Cotton
1980Micromytilus Vokes p. 22
1998Micromytilus Lamprell and Healy p. 72

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
RankNameAuthor
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassPteriomorphia(Beurlen 1944)
OstreomorphiFerussac 1822
ArcioniGray 1854
orderArcida(Stoliczka 1871)
superfamilyPhilobryoideaBernard 1897
familyPhilobryidaeBernard 1897
genusMicromytilusCotton 1931

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. †Micromytilus Cotton 1931
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Diagnosis
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