Infraclass of molluscs
Heteroconchia is a taxonomic infraclass of diverse bivalve molluscs , belonging to the subclass Autobranchia .[ 1]
This infraclass includes the cockles , Venus clams ,[ 1] the freshwater mussels , brooch clams , as well as Heterodonta and Archiheterodonta.[ 2]
Description
These bivalves are distinguished by having the two halves of the shell equally sized (i.e, they are equivalved ) and having a few cardinal teeth separated from a number of long lateral teeth . Their shells lack a nacreous layer, and the gills are lamellibranch in form. Most species have a siphon .[ 3]
Orders and families
The following tree is their info which has been updated with the latest information from the World Register of Marine Species :[ 1]
Infraclass: Heteroconchia
References
^ a b c "Heteroconchia" . WoRMS . World Register of Marine Species . Retrieved 13 February 2022 .
^ "Molluscabase - Heteroconchia" . www.molluscabase.org . Retrieved 2023-08-11 .
^ Barnes, Robert D. (1982). Invertebrate Zoology . Philadelphia, PA: Holt-Saunders International. p. 340. ISBN 0-03-056747-5 .
^ Archiheterodonta Giribet in Taylor, Williams, Glover & Dyal, 2007 . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 3 February 2009.
^ Giribet G. 2008. Bivalvia. Pp. 105-141, in: Ponder W.F. & Lindberg D.L. (eds), Molluscan Phylogeny. Berkeley: University of California Press, xi+469 pp.
^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Actinodontida †" . www.marinespecies.org . Retrieved 2019-04-02 .
^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Redoniidae Babin, 1966 †" . www.marinespecies.org . Retrieved 2019-04-02 .
^ Carditoida Dall, 1889 . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 3 August 2010.
^ Euheterodonta Giribet in Taylor, Williams, Glover & Dyal, 2007 . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 3 February 2009.
^ Unassigned Euheterodonta . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 12 July 2009.
^ Anomalodesmata Dall, 1889 . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 9 July 2010.
^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Imparidentia" . www.marinespecies.org . Retrieved 2019-04-03 .
^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Adapedonta" . www.marinespecies.org . Retrieved 2019-04-03 .
^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Cardiida" . www.marinespecies.org . Retrieved 2019-04-03 .
^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Galeommatida" . www.marinespecies.org . Retrieved 2019-04-03 .
^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Gastrochaenida" . www.marinespecies.org . Retrieved 2019-04-03 .
^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Hippuritida †" . www.marinespecies.org . Retrieved 2019-04-03 .
^ Lucinoida Gray, 1854 . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 10 July 2010.
^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Megalodontida †" . www.marinespecies.org . Retrieved 2019-04-03 .
^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Modiomorphida †" . www.marinespecies.org . Retrieved 2019-04-03 .
^ Myoida Stoliczka, 1870 . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 9 July 2010.
^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Sphaeriida" . www.marinespecies.org . Retrieved 2019-04-03 .
^ Veneroida Gray, 1854 . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 9 July 2010.
^ "Molluscabase - Palaeoheterodonta" . www.molluscabase.org . Retrieved 2023-08-11 .
^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Lyrodesmatidae P. Fischer, 1886 †" . www.marinespecies.org . Retrieved 2019-04-02 .