Taxonomy Profile: Mollusca

Mollusca: Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom:
Animalia
Taxonomic Rank:
Phylum
Synonym(s):
Common Name(s):
molluscs []
mollusks []
molusco []
mollusques []
Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing:
valid
Data Quality Indicators:
Record Credibility Rating:
TWG standards met
Mollusca: Taxonomic Hierarchy
Kingdom : Animalia
animals |
Animal |
animaux |
Subkingdom : Bilateria
Infrakingdom : Protostomia
Superdivision : Lophozoa
Phylum : Mollusca
molluscs |
mollusks |
molusco |
mollusques |
Mollusca Direct Children(s):
Gastropoda
(Cuvier 1797)
Polyplacophora
(Blainvillle 1816)
Bivalvia
(Linnaeus 1758)
Scaphopoda
(Bronn 1862)
Cephalopoda
(Cuvier 1797)
Solenogastres
(Gegenbaur 1878)
Mollusca: References
Expert(s):
Expert:
Paul V. Scott
Notes:
Senior Associate Curator, Department of Invertebrate Zoology, Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History, USA
Reference for:
Mollusca
Source(s):
Source:
NODC Taxonomic Code
Acquired:
1996-07-29
Notes:
Reference for:
Mollusca
Source:
ITIS & Species 2000 Catalogue of Life Management Hierarchy
Acquired:
2013-08-01
Notes:
M. Ruggiero & D. Gordon, eds. 2013. Consensus Management Hierarchy for the ITIS & Species2000 Catalogue of Life. Contributors: Nicolas Bailly, Thierry Bourgoin, Richard Brusca, Thomas Cavalier-Smith, Daphne Fautin, Dennis Gordon, Gerald Guala, Michael Guiry, Paul Kirk, Elliot Lefkowitz, David Mabberly, David Maddison, Alan Paton, Michael Ruggiero, Peter Stevens, and Brian Tyndall
Reference for:
Mollusca
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:
Mollusca
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Millard, V.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
1997-04-01 / 1997-04-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Classification of Mollusca: A classification of world wide Mollusca
Page(s):
1-544
Publisher:
Victor Millard
Publication Place:
South Africa
ISBN/ISSN:
0-620-21261-6/
Notes:
Reference for:
Mollusca
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Vaught, K. C. / Abbott, Robert T. and Kenneth J. Boss
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
1989-01-01 / 1989-01-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
A classification of the living Mollusca
Page(s):
xii+195
Publisher:
American Malacologists, Inc.
Publication Place:
Melbourne, FL, USA
ISBN/ISSN:
0-915826-22-4/
Notes:
Reference for:
Mollusca
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Brusca, Richard C., and Gary J. Brusca
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
1990-01-01 / 1990-01-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Invertebrates
Page(s):
xiii + 992
Publisher:
Sinauer Associates, Inc.
Publication Place:
Sunderland, Massachusetts, USA
ISBN/ISSN:
0-87893-098-1/
Notes:
Reference for:
Mollusca
Mollusca: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Mollusca: Comments