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Velesunio

Bivalvia - Unionida - Hyriidae

Taxonomy
Velesunio was named by Iredale (1934) [m. kosnik taxon no: 8605].

It was assigned to Hyriinae by Vokes (1980); to Hyriidae by Lamprell and Healy (1998); and to Velesunioninae by Bouchet et al. (2010).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1934Velesunio Iredale
1980Velesunio Vokes p. 92
1998Velesunio Lamprell and Healy p. 140
2010Velesunio Bouchet et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
RankNameAuthor
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
UniomorphiGray 1854
UnioniGray 1854
UnionataGray 1854
orderUnionida(Stoliczka 1871)
suborderHyriidinaHoeh 2009
superfamilyHyrioideaSwainson 1840
familyHyriidaeSwainson 1840
subfamilyHyriinaeSwainson 1840
genusVelesunioIredale 1934

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. †Velesunio Iredale 1934
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available