Opinions from G. Giribet and W. Wheeler 2002

  • 'Anomalodesmata was reranked as a order and belongs to Heterodonta'
  • 'Anomalodesmata belongs to Bivalvia' according to Reid 1998
  • 'Arcacea belongs to Arcoida'
  • 'Arcoida belongs to Pteriomorphia'
  • 'Autobranchia is a subjective synonym of Autolamellibranchiata'
  • 'Autolamellibranchiata belongs to Bivalvia' according to Salvini-Plawen and Steiner 1996
  • 'Autolamellibranchiata belongs to Bivalvia'
  • 'Carditacea is corrected as Carditoidea and belongs to Heterodonta'
  • 'Crassatellacea is corrected as Crassatelloidea and belongs to Heterodonta'
  • 'Heteroconchia belongs to Autolamellibranchiata'
  • 'Heterodonta belongs to Heteroconchia'
  • 'Heterodonta belongs to Bivalvia' according to Reid 1998
  • 'Hippuritoida belongs to Heterodonta'
  • 'Lamellibranchia is a subjective synonym of Autolamellibranchiata'
  • 'Lamellibranchia belongs to Bivalvia' according to Purchon 1987
  • 'Limoida belongs to Pteriomorphia'
  • 'Myoida is an invalid subgroup of Heterodonta'
  • 'Mytilacea is replaced by Mytiloidea'
  • 'Mytiloida belongs to Pteriomorphia'
  • 'Nuculacea is corrected as Nuculoidea and belongs to Bivalvia'
  • 'Nuculanoidea belongs to Bivalvia'
  • 'Ostreoida is an invalid subgroup of Pteriomorphia'
  • 'Palaeoheterodonta belongs to Bivalvia' according to Reid 1998
  • 'Palaeoheterodonta belongs to Heteroconchia'
  • 'Pelecypoda is a subjective synonym of Bivalvia'
  • 'Protobranchia was reranked as a subclass and belongs to Bivalvia' according to Salvini-Plawen and Steiner 1996
  • 'Protobranchia belongs to Bivalvia' according to Ridewood 1903
  • 'Protobranchia belongs to Bivalvia' according to Pelseneer 1906
  • 'Protobranchia is an invalid subgroup of Bivalvia'
  • 'Protobranchia belongs to Bivalvia' according to Pelseneer 1911
  • 'Protobranchia was reranked as a subclass and belongs to Bivalvia' according to Purchon 1987
  • 'Protobranchia was reranked as a subclass and belongs to Bivalvia' according to Reid 1998
  • 'Pterioida belongs to Pteriomorphia'
  • 'Pteriomorphia was reranked as a unranked clade and belongs to Autolamellibranchiata'
  • 'Pteriomorphia belongs to Bivalvia' according to Reid 1998
  • 'Solemyoidea belongs to Bivalvia'
  • 'Trigoniacea belongs to Trigonioida'
  • 'Trigonioida belongs to Palaeoheterodonta'
  • 'Unionoida belongs to Palaeoheterodonta'
  • 'Veneroida is an invalid subgroup of Heterodonta'