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Brachiodontes

Bivalvia - Mytilida - Mytilidae

Taxonomy
Brachiodontes was named by Swainson (1840). It is extant.

It was assigned to Mytilidae by Swainson (1840) and Turner (1938).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1840Brachiodontes Swainson
1938Brachiodontes Turner p. 45

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
RankNameAuthor
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassPteriomorphia(Beurlen 1944)
MytilomorphiFerussac 1822
orderMytilida(Rafinesque 1815)
superfamilyMytiloideaRafinesque 1815
familyMytilidaeRafinesque 1815
genusBrachiodontesSwainson 1840

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. Brachiodontes Swainson 1840
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available