In May 2010, a new taxonomy of the Bivalvia was published in the journal Malacologia. The 2010 taxonomy is known as the Taxonomy of the Bivalvia (Bouchet, Rocroi, Bieler, Carter & Coan, 2010)[citation needed]. The 2010 taxonomy was published as Nomenclator of Bivalve Families with a Classification of Bivalve Families.[1] This was a revised system for classifying bivalve mollusks such as clams, oysters, scallops, mussels and so on. In compiling this new taxonomy, the authors used a variety of phylogenetic information including molecular analysis, anatomical analysis, shell morphology and shell microstructure, as well as bio-geographic, paleobiogeographical and stratigraphic information.
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In this classification, 324 families were recognized as valid. Of those, 214 are known exclusively as fossils. The remaining 110 families occur in the recent past, with or without a fossil record.[1] This classification has since been adopted by WoRMS, the World Register of Marine Species.[2]
The classification system
editClassification of Class Bivalvia (under the redaction of Rüdiger Bieler, Joseph G. Carter and Eugene V. Coan) (all taxa marked † are extinct) :[3]
References
edit- ^ a b Bouchet, Philippe; Rocroi, Jean-Pierre; Bieler, Rüdiger; Carter, Joseph G.; Coan, Eugene V. (2010). "Nomenclator of Bivalve Families with a Classification of Bivalve Families". Malacologia. 52 (2) (published May 2010): 1–184. doi:10.4002/040.052.0201. S2CID 86546840.
- ^ Gofas, Serge (2012). "Bivalvia". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2012-06-30.
- ^ Joseph G. Carter; Cristian R. Altaba; Laurie C. Anderson; et al. (2011). "A Synoptical Classification of the Bivalvia (Mollusca)" (PDF). Paleontological Contributions. 2011 (4) (published 27 October 2011): 1–47. doi:10.17161/PC.1808.8287. S2CID 85677845.