Glossidae

Glossidae
A view of the umbonal area of Glossus humanus, the oxheart clam
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Bivalvia
Order:	Venerida
Superfamily:	Glossoidea
Family:	Glossidae Gray, 1847
Genera
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Glossidae is a family of saltwater clams in the superfamily Glossoidea.[1][2]

Genera and species

Genera and species within the family Glossidae include:

• Glossocardia Stoliczka, 1870
  • Glossocardia agassizii (Dall, 1889)
• Glossus
  • Glossus humanus Linnaeus, 1758 – oxheart clam
• Meiocardia H. and A. Adams, 1857
  • Meiocardia vulgaris (Reeve, 1845)

References

1. Matsukuma, A.; Habe, T. (1995). "Systematic revision of living species of Meiocardia, Glossidae and Glossocardia, Trapezidae (Bivalvia)". Mémoires du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle. Série A, Zoologie.
2. "Cretaceous Atlas of Ancient Life | Glossidae". www.cretaceousatlas.org. Retrieved 2022-12-01.