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Spheniopsidae

Bivalvia - Poromyida - Spheniopsidae

Taxonomy
Spheniopsidae was named by Gardner (1928) [m. kosnik taxon no: 5042]. It is extant.

It was assigned to Myacea by Newell (1965) and Vokes (1980); to Myoidea by Coan et al. (2000); to Anomalodesmata by Bieler and Mikkelsen (2006); and to Cuspidarioidea by Bouchet et al. (2010) and Carter et al. (2011).

Subtaxa

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1928Spheniopsidae Gardner
1965Spheniopsidae Newell p. 21
1980Spheniopsidae Vokes p. 184
2000Spheniopsidae Coan et al. p. 466
2006Spheniopsidae Bieler and Mikkelsen p. 231
2010Spheniopsidae Bouchet et al.
2011Spheniopsidae Carter et al. p. 18

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
RankNameAuthor
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
CardioniFerussac 1822
CardiidiaFerussac 1822
PoromyataRidewood 1903
orderPoromyida(Ridewood 1903)
superfamilyCuspidarioideaDall 1886
familySpheniopsidaeGardner 1928
familySpheniopsidaeGardner 1928

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. Spheniopsidae Gardner 1928
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available