Lucinida (formerly Lucinoida) is a
taxonomic order of saltwater clams,
marine bivalve molluscs
Mollusca is the second-largest phylum of invertebrate animals after the Arthropoda, the members of which are known as molluscs or mollusks (). Around 85,000 extant species of molluscs are recognized. The number of fossil species is estim ...
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Families
In 2010, a new proposed classification system for the Bivalvia was published in by Bieler, Carter & Coan, revising the classification of the Bivalvia.
[Bieler, R., Carter, J.G. & Coan, E.V. (2010) ''Classification of Bivalve families''. Pp. 113-133, in: Bouchet, P. & Rocroi, J.P. (2010), ''Nomenclator of Bivalve Families. Malacologia'' 52(2): 1-184] Lucinoida (now Lucinida) thus became an order of its own.
It includes the following two superfamilies:
*Superfamily:
Lucinoidea
Lucinidae, common name hatchet shells, is a family (biology), family of saltwater clams, marine (ocean), marine bivalve molluscs.
These bivalves are remarkable for their endosymbiosis with sulphide-oxidizing bacteria.
Characteristics
The member ...
**Family:
Lucinidae
Lucinidae, common name hatchet shells, is a family of saltwater clams, marine bivalve molluscs.
These bivalves are remarkable for their endosymbiosis with sulphide-oxidizing bacteria.
Characteristics
The members of this family have a worldwi ...
** Family: †
Mactromyidae
** Family: †
Paracyclidae
*Superfamily:
Thyasiroidea
Thyasiridae is a family of bivalve molluscs, including the cleft clams, in the order Lucinida.
Genera and species
* '' Adontorhina'' S. S. Berry, 1947
** '' Adontorhina cyclia'' S. S. Berry, 1947
** '' Adontorhina keegani'' Barry & McCormack, ...
**Family:
Thyasiridae
Thyasiridae is a family of bivalve molluscs, including the cleft clams, in the order Lucinida.
Genera and species
* '' Adontorhina'' S. S. Berry, 1947
** '' Adontorhina cyclia'' S. S. Berry, 1947
** '' Adontorhina keegani'' Barry & McCormack ...
References
Bivalve orders
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