Cyrenoididae

Cyrenoididae
Geloina sp.
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Venerida
Superfamily: Cyrenoidea
Family:
H. and A. Adams, 1857
Genera

See text.

Synonyms
  • Cyrenellidae Gray, 1853
  • Geloinidae Prashad, 1932

Cyrenoididae is a taxonomic family of saltwater clams, marine bivalve mollusks in the superfamily Cyrenoidea.

Genera

The following genera are recognised in the family Cyrenoididae:[1]

  • Cyanocyclas Blainville, 1818
  • Cyrenoida de Joannis, 1835 (syn. Cyrenella Deshayes, 1836)
  • Geloina J. E. Gray, 1842
  • Polymesoda Rafinesque, 1820

References

  1. ^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Cyrenoididae H. Adams & A. Adams, 1857 (1853)". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2024-01-16.


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