†Aphanaia Koninck 1877 (clam)
Bivalvia - Myalinida - Atomodesmatidae
Alternative spelling: Atomodesma (Aphanaia)
Parent taxon: Atomodesmatinae according to A. S. Biakov 2008
Sister taxa: Atomodesma, Cigarella, Costatoaphanaia, Evenia, Intomodesma, Maitaia, Okhotodesma, Trabeculatia
Subtaxa: Aphanaia andrianovi, Aphanaia budnikovi, Aphanaia dilatata, Aphanaia dulgalakhensis, Aphanaia erectum, Aphanaia haibensis, Aphanaia judomensis, Aphanaia korkodonica, Aphanaia kutygini, Aphanaia mitchelli, Aphanaia orbirugata, Aphanaia otamaensis, Aphanaia sakya, Aphanaia salinaria, Aphanaia stepanovi, Aphanaia tivertonensis, Aphanaia waterhousei
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder