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Lithophaginae

Bivalvia - Mytilida - Mytilidae

Taxonomy
Lithophaginae was named by Adams and Adams (1857). It is extant.

It was assigned to Mytilidae by Adegoke (1977), Moore (1983), Spencer et al. (2004), Bouchet et al. (2010) and Carter et al. (2011).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1854Lithodominae Gray
1857Lithophaginae Adams and Adams
1977Lithophaginae Adegoke p. 229
1983Lithophaginae Moore p. A73
2004Lithophaginae Spencer et al.
2010Lithophaginae Bouchet et al.
2011Lithophaginae Carter et al. p. 6

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
RankNameAuthor
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassPteriomorphia(Beurlen 1944)
MytilomorphiFerussac 1822
orderMytilida(Rafinesque 1815)
superfamilyMytiloideaRafinesque 1815
familyMytilidaeRafinesque 1815
subfamilyLithophaginaeAdams and Adams 1857
subfamilyLithophaginaeAdams and Adams 1857

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.

Subfm. Lithophaginae Adams and Adams 1857
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G. Adula Adams and Adams 1857 [datemussel]
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Adula californiensis Philippi 1847
Adula diegensis Dall 1911
Adula gruneri Philippi 1851
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Invalid names: Botula (Adula) falcata Gould 1851 [synonym]
Adula mcknighti Hanna 1927
G. Zelithophaga Finlay 1926
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Invalid names: Botulini Scarlato and Starobogatov 1979 [empty], Lithodominae Gray 1854 [synonym], Lithophagini Adams and Adams 1857 [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available