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Pectinoidea Rafinesque, 1815
151320 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:151320)
accepted
Superfamily
Pectinacea · unaccepted (suffix -oidea mandatory for a...)
suffix -oidea mandatory for a superfamily name following current ICZN art. 29.2.
- Family Cyclochlamydidae Dijkstra & Maestrati, 2012
- Family Neitheidae Sobetski, 1960 †
- Family Pectinidae Rafinesque, 1815
- Family Pleuronectitidae Hautmann, 2011 †
- Family Propeamussiidae Abbott, 1954
- Family Spondylidae J. E. Gray, 1826
- Family Tosapectinidae Trushchelev, 1984 †
- Family Amusiidae Ridewood, 1903 accepted as Amusiini Ridewood, 1903 (unaccepted > superseded rank)
- Family Amussiidae Ridewood, 1903 accepted as Amusiidae Ridewood, 1903 accepted as Amusiini Ridewood, 1903 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect original spelling, based on Amussium Herrmannsen, 1846, and unjustified emendation of Amusium Röding, 1798)
- Family Propeamussidae [sic] accepted as Propeamussiidae Abbott, 1954 (Spelling variation)
- Family Spondylopectinidae Kasum-Zade & Romanov, 1987 † accepted as Spondylidae J. E. Gray, 1826 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Family Syncyclonematidae T. R. Waller, 1978 accepted as Entoliidae Teppner, 1922 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Family Pectinoidea incertae sedis (temporary name)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent + fossil
(of Pectininae Rafinesque, 1815) Rafinesque, C.S. (1815). <i>Analyse de la nature ou Tableau de l'univers et des corps organisés</i>. Published by the author, Palermo. 224 pp. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/48310197
page(s): 148; note: Original spelling Pectenia. [details]
page(s): 148; note: Original spelling Pectenia. [details]
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(of Pectininae Rafinesque, 1815) Rafinesque, C.S. (1815). <i>Analyse de la nature ou Tableau de l'univers et des corps organisés</i>. Published by the author, Palermo. 224 pp. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/48310197
page(s): 148; note: Original spelling Pectenia. [details]
basis of record Bieler, R.; Carter, J. G.; Coan, E. V. (2010). Classification of Bivalve families. Pp. 113-133, in: Bouchet P. & Rocroi J.-P. (2010), Nomenclator of Bivalve Families. <em>Malacologia.</em> 52(2): 1-184. [details]
page(s): 148; note: Original spelling Pectenia. [details]
basis of record Bieler, R.; Carter, J. G.; Coan, E. V. (2010). Classification of Bivalve families. Pp. 113-133, in: Bouchet P. & Rocroi J.-P. (2010), Nomenclator of Bivalve Families. <em>Malacologia.</em> 52(2): 1-184. [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
