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Mysia

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae

Taxonomy
Mysia was named by Lamarck (1818) [Sepkoski's age data: T Plio R Sepkoski's reference number: 1112]. It is extant.

It was assigned to Petricolidae by Vokes (1980); and to Veneroida by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1818Mysia Lamarck
1848Lucinopsis Forbes and Hanley
1980Mysia Vokes p. 179
2001Lucinopsis Papier p. 372
2002Mysia Sepkoski

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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
familyPetricolina(Deshayes 1839)
genusMysiaLamarck 1818

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. Mysia Lamarck 1818
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Mysia irradiata Cossmann 1887
Mysia morleti Cossmann 1887
Mysia pellucida Tate 1891
Mysia segregata Cossmann 1887
Invalid names: Lucinopsis Forbes and Hanley 1848 [objective synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available