family
Family (from la, familia) is a group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or affinity (by marriage or other relationship). The purpose of the family is to maintain the well-being of its members and of society. Idea ...
of extremely flattened, small (<1 cm), pleurothetic, relatively rare marine bivalvemolluscs in the order
Pectinida
Pectinida is a taxonomic order of large and medium-sized saltwater clams, marine bivalve molluscs, commonly known as scallops and their allies. It is believed that they began evolutionarily in the late Middle Ordovician epoch; many species, of ...
inhabiting the deeper regions of continental shelves from the Caribbean to Japan. They are sometimes called dimyarian oysters. Unlike other ostreoids, the dimyarian oysters attach themselves to a substrate via their right (rather than left)
valve
A valve is a device or natural object that regulates, directs or controls the flow of a fluid (gases, liquids, fluidized solids, or slurries) by opening, closing, or partially obstructing various passageways. Valves are technically fitting ...
s.C. M. YONGE. ON THE DIMYIDAE (MOLLUSCA:BIVALVIA) WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO DIMYA CORRUGATA HEDLEY AND BASILIOMYA GOREAUI BAYER J. Mollus. Stud. (1978) 44 (3): 357-375 They are related to the scallops and other
oyster
Oyster is the common name for a number of different families of salt-water bivalve molluscs that live in marine or brackish habitats. In some species, the valves are highly calcified, and many are somewhat irregular in shape. Many, but not ...
Dimya
''Dimya'' is a genus of very small clams, marine bivalve molluscs in the family Dimyidae
Dimyidae is a family of extremely flattened, small (<1 cm), Dimyella'' Moore 1969
** '' Dimyella starcki'' D. R. Moore, 1969
References
* Moore, D.R., 1969. A New Genus and Species of Dimyidae from the caribbean Coast of Mexico. Journal de Conchyliologie 107: 137-141
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