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Archanodontidae

Bivalvia - Unionida - Archanodontidae

Taxonomy
Archanodontidae was named by Weir (1969) [m. kosnik taxon no: 5131].

It was assigned to Archanodontacea by Vokes (1980); to Nyassioidea by Nevesskaja (2009); and to Archanodontoidea by Bouchet et al. (2010).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1969Archanodontidae Weir
1980Archanodontidae Vokes p. 71
2009Archanodontidae Nevesskaja
2010Archanodontidae Bouchet et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
RankNameAuthor
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
UniomorphiGray 1854
UnioniGray 1854
UnionataGray 1854
orderUnionida(Stoliczka 1871)
superfamilyArchanodontaceaWeir 1969
familyArchanodontidaeWeir 1969
familyArchanodontidaeWeir 1969

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.

Fm. †Archanodontidae Weir 1969
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G. †Archanodon Howse 1878
G. †Dianolimnia Guo 1985
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G. †Neamnigenia Khalfin 1950
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Environment: freshwatero
Locomotion: facultatively mobilec
Life habit: infaunalc
Diet: suspension feederc
Vision: blindc
Created: 2017-04-17 10:29:05
Modified: 2017-04-17 10:29:05
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Bush and Bambach 2015

Age range: Wuchiapingian or 259.90000 to 254.17000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17China (Qinghai) Neamnigenia buhaheensis (88259)