Cyamioidea

Cyamioidea
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Superorder: Imparidentia
Superfamily: Cyamioidea
Sars, 1878

Cyamioidea is a superfamily of bivalve mollusks in the superorder of Imparidentia.[1] It was described by Sars in 1878.[2] There is currently no widespread consensus as to which taxa belong in Cyamioidea, but it currently contains the families of Cyamiidae, Gaimardiidae, and Sportellidae. The group is suspected to be polyphyletic.[3]

References

  1. ^ WoRMS. "Cyamioidea G. O. Sars, 1878". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2024-12-06.
  2. ^ "ADW: Cyamioidea: CLASSIFICATION". animaldiversity.org. Retrieved 2024-12-06.
  3. ^ Zelaya, Diego G; Güller, Marina; Ituarte, Cristián (2020-10-01). "Filling a blank in bivalve taxonomy: an integrative analysis of Cyamioidea (Mollusca: Bivalvia)". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 190 (2): 558–591. doi:10.1093/zoolinnean/zlz144. hdl:11336/149565. ISSN 0024-4082.


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