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Nyassidae

Bivalvia - Actinodontida - Nyassidae

Taxonomy
Nyassidae was named by Hall (1885) [m. kosnik taxon no: 5127].

It was assigned to Anthracosiacea by Vokes (1980); to Nyassioidea by Nevesskaja (2009); to Heterodonta by Bouchet et al. (2010); and to Nyassoidea by Carter et al. (2011).

Subtaxa

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1885Nyassidae Hall
1980Nyassidae Vokes p. 72
2009Nyassidae Nevesskaja
2010Nyassidae Bouchet et al.
2011Nyassidae Carter et al. p. 13

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
RankNameAuthor
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
CarditioniDall 1889
orderActinodontida()
superfamilyNyassoidea(Hall 1885)
familyNyassidaeHall 1885
familyNyassidaeHall 1885

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. †Nyassidae Hall 1885
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G. †Nyassa Hall and Whitfield 1869
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Nyassa parva Walcott 1884
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available