PTERIOMORPHIA Beurlen, 1944
(fan mussels)

Subtaxon Example images Rank Featured
subtaxa		 No of
images		 No of
ID refs
ARCOIDA
an order of molluscs
Order 1 subtaxa 12 images
ARCOIDEA
a superfamily of molluscs
Superfamily 1 subtaxa 12 images
GLYCYMERIDIDAE
a family of molluscs
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 		Family 1 subtaxa 12 images
MYTILOIDA
an order of molluscs
Order 3 subtaxa 18 images
MYTILOIDEA
a superfamily of molluscs
Superfamily 3 subtaxa 18 images
MYTILIDAE
a family of molluscs
(Click to open)
 		Family 3 subtaxa 18 images
OSTREOIDA
an order of molluscs
Order 2 subtaxa 12 images 1 ident. refs
OSTREOIDEA
a superfamily of molluscs
Superfamily 2 subtaxa 12 images 1 ident. refs
OSTREIDAE
oysters
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 		Family 2 subtaxa 12 images 1 ident. refs
PECTINOIDA
an order of molluscs
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 		Order 4 subtaxa 61 images
PTERIOIDA
fan mussels
Order 1 subtaxa 1 ident. refs
PINNOIDEA
a superfamily of molluscs
Superfamily 1 subtaxa 1 ident. refs
PINNIDAE
fan mussels
Family 1 subtaxa 1 ident. refs
Taxonomic hierarchy:
SubclassPTERIOMORPHIA (fan mussels)
ClassBIVALVIA (bivalves)
PhylumMOLLUSCA (slugs, snails, bivalves, octopus, sea slugs)
SuperphylumLOPHOTROCHOZOA (molluscs and relatives)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)

PTERIOMORPHIA (fan mussels) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for PTERIOMORPHIA (fan mussels)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 10 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for PTERIOMORPHIA (fan mussels)
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