Myochamidae

Myochamidae
Myochama transversa on Circe undatina
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Superorder: Anomalodesmata
Superfamily: Myochamoidea
Family: Myochamidae
P. P. Carpenter, 1861
Genera

4, see text.

Myochamidae is a family of marine bivalves in the superorder Anomalodesmata.[1][2] It includes both cementing and burrowing species.[2]

Genera

There are four genera within the family Myochamidae:[1]

References

  1. ^ a b Bieler R, Bouchet P, Gofas S, Marshall B, Rosenberg G, La Perna R, Neubauer TA, Sartori AF, Schneider S, Vos C, ter Poorten JJ, Taylor J, Dijkstra H, Finn J, Bank R, Neubert E, Moretzsohn F, Faber M, Houart R, Picton B, Garcia-Alvarez O, eds. (2024). "Myochamidae P. P. Carpenter, 1861". MolluscaBase. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
  2. ^ a b Harper, Elizabeth M.; Hide, Elizabeth A.; Morton, Brian (2000). "Relationships between the extant Anomalodesmata: a cladistic test". Geological Society, London, Special Publications. 177 (1): 129–143. doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.2000.177.01.07.

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