Gastrochaenidae is a taxonomic family of saltwater clams, marine bivalve molluscs in the order Gastrochaenida.
Gastrochaenidae | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Bivalvia |
Subterclass: | Euheterodonta |
Superorder: | Imparidentia |
Order: | Gastrochaenida Lange de Morretes, 1949 |
Superfamily: | Gastrochaenoidea Gray, 1840 |
Family: | Gastrochaenidae Gray, 1840 |
Genera | |
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Genera
editGenera within the family Gastrochaenidae include:[1]
- Cucurbitula Gould, 1861
- Dufoichaena Jousseaume in Lamy, 1925
- Eufistulana Eames, 1951
- Gastrochaena Spengler, 1783
- Lamychaena Freneix, 1979
- Rocellaria Blainville, 1828
- Spengleria Tryon, 1861
- Spenglerichaena Carter, 2011
References
edit- ^ Philippe Bouchet (2012). "Gastrochaenidae". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved February 8, 2012.
Further reading
edit- Powell A. W. B., New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 ISBN 0-00-216906-1