Anisodonta

Anisodonta
Anisodonta alata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Galeommatida
Family: Basterotiidae
Genus: Anisodonta
Deshayes, 1857
Type species
† Anisodonta complanata Deshayes, 1857
Synonyms
  • Anisodonta (Anisodonta) Deshayes, 1857
  • Anisodonta (Austrosportella) Ponder, 1971
  • Anisodonta (Tahunanuia) A. W. B. Powell, 1952
  • Tahunanuia A. W. B. Powell, 1952

Anisodonta is a genus of bivalves, marine gastropod molluscs belonging to the family Basterotiidae.

Taxonomy

Anisodonta was first described by Gérard Paul Deshayes in 1857. Deshayes based his description on a fossil dating to the Eocene from the Paris basin.

Species

Species within the genus Anisodonta include:

References

  1. 1 2 3 Anisodonta Deshayes, 1857. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 9 December 2025.
  2. ↑ Description des animaux sans vertèbres découverts dans le bassin de Paris, pour servir de supplément à la description des coquilles fossiles des environs de Paris, comprenant une revue générale de toutes les espèces actuellement connues. Tome premier. Mollusques acéphalés dimyaires (in French). Paris: Baillière. 1857. p. 542.
  3. ↑ Powell, A.W.B. (1979). New Zealand Mollusca: Marine, Land and Freshwater Shells. Auckland: Collins. p. 405. ISBN 0002169061.