Concise hierarchy

(Kingdom) Animalia - (Phylum) Mollusca - (Class) Bivalvia - (Order) Mytilida

Current position

Mytiloidea (Superfamily) Rafinesque, 1815

Ref: R. Bieler et al., 2010: 116.

Alternative positions

Isofilibranchia (Subclass) Iredale, 1939	Ref: R.S. Boardman et al., 1987
Mytilacea (Superfamily) Rafinesque, 1815, nom. illeg.	Ref: F.J. Springsteen & F.M. Leobrera, 1986: 309.
Pteriomorpha (Order) Beurlen, 1944	Ref: E.E. Ruppert et al., 2004: 401.

Historical positions

Mytiloidea (Superfamily) Rafinesque, 1815	Ref: R. Bieler et al., 2010: 116.
Pteriomorpha (Order) Beurlen, 1944	Ref: E.E. Ruppert et al., 2004: 401.
Bivalvia (Class) Linnaeus, 1758	Ref: P. Bouchet et al., 2001: 206. [rough position]
Mytiloidea (Superfamily) Rafinesque, 1815	Ref: V.G. Millard, 1997: 345.
Isofilibranchia (Subclass) Iredale, 1939	Ref: R.S. Boardman et al., 1987
Mytilacea (Superfamily) Rafinesque, 1815, nom. illeg.	Ref: F.J. Springsteen & F.M. Leobrera, 1986: 309, 367.
Mytilacea (Superfamily) Rafinesque, 1815, nom. illeg.	Ref: K.J. Boss, 1982: 1108.

Number of Subtaxa

2024	Available in Systema Naturae 2000	59g;29s
1989-present	Systema Naturae 2000	4sf[32g]250s
1997	V.G. Millard: 348	[52g]
1982	K.J. Boss: 1109	4sf[32g]250s