Taxonomy Profile: Tellinidae (Blainville 1814)

Tellinidae: Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom:
Animalia
Taxonomic Rank:
Family
Synonym(s):
Common Name(s):
Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing:
valid
Data Quality Indicators:
Record Credibility Rating:
TWG standards met
Tellinidae: Taxonomic Hierarchy
Kingdom : Animalia
animals |
Animal |
animaux |
Subkingdom : Bilateria
Infrakingdom : Protostomia
Superdivision : Lophozoa
Phylum : Mollusca
molluscs |
mollusks |
molusco |
mollusques |
Class : Bivalvia
bivalves |
clams |
bivalve |
mexilhão |
ostra |
bivalves |
palourdes |
Subclass : Heterodonta
Order : Veneroida
Superfamily : Tellinoidea
Family : Tellinidae
Tellinidae Direct Children(s):
Macoma
(Leach 1819)
Tellina
(Linnaeus 1758)
Strigilla
(Turton 1822)
Tellidora
(Morch 1856)
Quidnipagus
(Iredale 1929)
Cymatoica
(Dall 1889)
Psammotreta
(Dall 1900)
Leporimetis
(Iredale 1930)
Arcopagia
(Leach in Brown 1827)
Tellinidae: References
Expert(s):
Expert:
Paul V. Scott
Notes:
Senior Associate Curator, Department of Invertebrate Zoology, Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History, USA
Reference for:
Tellinidae
Source(s):
Source:
NODC Taxonomic Code
Acquired:
1996-07-29
Notes:
Reference for:
Tellinidae
Publication(s):
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Turgeon, D. D., J. F. Quinn, Jr., A. E. Bogan, E. V. Coan, F. G. Hochberg, W. G. Lyons, et al.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
1998-01-01 / 1998-01-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Common and scientific names of aquatic invertebrates from the United States and Canada: Mollusks, 2nd ed.
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
American Fisheries Society Special Publication 26
Page(s):
526
Publisher:
American Fisheries Society
Publication Place:
Bethesda, Maryland, USA
ISBN/ISSN:
1-888569-01-8/0097-0638
Notes:
Reference for:
Tellinidae
Tellinidae: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Tellinidae: Comments