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Pullastra

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae

Taxonomy
Pullastra was named by Sowerby (1826). It is extant.

It was assigned to Veneridae by Marwick (1960).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1826Pullastra Sowerby
1960Pullastra Marwick p. 16

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
RankNameAuthor
CardioniFerussac 1822
CardiidiaFerussac 1822
CardiataFerussac 1822
superorderCardiiformiiFerussac 1822
orderCardiidaFerussac 1822
suborderCardiidinaFerussac 1822
Veneroidei(Gray 1854)
VeneroiteiGray 1854
superfamilyVeneroidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyVeneridaeRafinesque 1815
genusPullastraSowerby 1826

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. Pullastra Sowerby 1826
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Subg. Pullastra (Paphirus) Finlay 1827
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Paphirus latidactylus Muller and Collins 1991
Pullastra elliptica Phillips 1841
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available