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Vertisphaera

Bivalvia - Poromyida - Verticordiidae

Taxonomy
Haliris (Vertisphaera) was named by Iredale (1930) [m. kosnik taxon no: 8743].

It was Verticordia (Vertisphaera) by Cox et al. (1969); it was reranked as Vertisphaera by Vokes (1980) and Kosnik (2002).

It was assigned to Verticordia by Cox et al. (1969); to Haliris by Lamprell and Healy (1998); and to Verticordiidae by Vokes (1980) and Kosnik (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1930Haliris (Vertisphaera) Iredale
1969Verticordia (Vertisphaera) Cox et al. p. 856
1980Vertisphaera Vokes p. 213
1998Haliris (Vertisphaera) Lamprell and Healy p. 226
2002Vertisphaera Kosnik

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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)
superfamilyVerticordioideaStoliczka 1871
familyVerticordiidaeStoliczka 1871
genusVertisphaera(Iredale 1930)

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. †Vertisphaera Iredale 1930
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Diagnosis
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