 Taxonomically, this genus is interesting.The name "Davidina" was proposed by Brignoli in 1985 as a replacement for the original name "Davidia", proposed by Schenkel in 1963.This was necessary according to ICZN rules, because "Davidia" had already been established by Hicks in 1873 as the name of a genus of Cycloconchidae, fossil mollusks.