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Samarangiina

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae

Taxonomy
Samarangiinae was named by Keen (1969). It is extant.

It was reranked as the subfamily Samarangiina by Carter et al. (2011).

It was assigned to Veneridae by Vokes (1980), Bieler and Mikkelsen (2006) and Bouchet et al. (2010); and to Meretricini by Carter et al. (2011).

Subtaxa

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1969Samarangiinae Keen
1980Samarangiinae Vokes p. 172
2006Samarangiinae Bieler and Mikkelsen p. 233
2010Samarangiinae Bouchet et al.
2011Samarangiina Carter et al. p. 17

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
CardioniFerussac 1822
RankNameAuthor
CardiidiaFerussac 1822
CardiataFerussac 1822
superorderCardiiformiiFerussac 1822
orderCardiidaFerussac 1822
suborderCardiidinaFerussac 1822
Veneroidei(Gray 1854)
VeneroiteiGray 1854
superfamilyVeneroidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyVeneridaeRafinesque 1815
subfamilyMeretricinaeGray 1847
tribeMeretriciniGray 1847
subfamilySamarangiina(Keen 1969)
subfamilySamarangiina(Keen 1969)

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. Samarangiina Keen 1969
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G. Samarangia Dall 1902
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Locomotion: facultatively mobilef
Life habit: infaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2007-10-08 06:38:03
Modified: 2009-08-18 20:15:30
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004
Collections
No collection or age range data are available