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Astartoidea (disused)

Bivalvia - Teleodesmacea

Taxonomy
Astartoidea was named by d'Orbigny (1844). It is extant.

It was assigned to Veneroida by Coan et al. (2000); and to Lucinoida by Nevesskaja (2009).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1844Astartacea d'Orbigny
1844Astartoidea d'Orbigny
1904Astartacea Glenn p. 345
1931Astartacea Olsson p. 44
2000Astartoidea Coan et al. p. 258
2009Astartoidea Nevesskaja

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
orderTeleodesmacea
superfamilyAstartoidead'Orbigny 1844
superfamilyAstartoidead'Orbigny 1844

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.

Superfm. Astartoidea d'Orbigny 1844
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Invalid names: Astartacea d'Orbigny 1844 [replaced]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: facultatively mobilec
Life habit: infaunalc
Diet: suspension feederc
Vision: blindc
Created: 2004-02-28 11:33:36
Modified: 2010-02-12 03:59:35
Source: c = class
Reference: Aberhan et al. 2004
Collections
No collection or age range data are available