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Obtellina

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Tellinidae

Taxonomy
Tellina (Obtellina) was named by Iredale (1929) [m. kosnik taxon no: 8417].

It was reranked as Obtellina by Vokes (1980) and Kosnik (2002).

It was assigned to Tellina by Lamprell and Whitehead (1992); and to Tellininae by Vokes (1980) and Kosnik (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1929Tellina (Obtellina) Iredale
1980Obtellina Vokes p. 143
1992Tellina (Obtellina) Lamprell and Whitehead p. 100
2002Obtellina Kosnik

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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
CardioideiFerussac 1822
superfamilyTellinoidea(Blainville 1814)
familyTellinidaeBlainville 1814
subfamilyTellininaeBlainville 1814
genusObtellina(Iredale 1929)

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. †Obtellina Iredale 1929
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available