Hiatellidae

Hiatellidae
One whole shell with periostracum and a single larger valve of Hiatella arctica
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Adapedonta
Superfamily: Hiatelloidea
J.E. Gray, 1824
Family: Hiatellidae
Gray, 1824
Genera

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Hiatellidae is a taxonomic family of saltwater clams, marine bivalve molluscs. This family is placed in the order Adapedonta.

Genera

Genera within the family Hiatellidae include:

References

  1. ↑ Hiatellidae Gray, 1824. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 1 January 2012.
  2. ↑ 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.