Myochamidae is a family of marine bivalves in the superorder Anomalodesmata.[1][2] It includes both cementing and burrowing species.[2]
| Myochamidae | |
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| Myochama transversa on Circe undatina | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Superorder: | Anomalodesmata |
| Superfamily: | Myochamoidea |
| Family: | Myochamidae P. P. Carpenter, 1861 |
| Genera | |
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Genera
editThere are four genera within the family Myochamidae:[1]
- Hunkydora Fleming, 1948
- Myadora Gray, 1840
- Myadoropsis Habe, 1960
- Myochama Stutchbury, 1830
References
edit- ^ a b Bieler R, Bouchet P, Gofas S, Marshall B, Rosenberg G, La Perna R, Neubauer TA, Sartori AF, Schneider S, Vos C, ter Poorten JJ, Taylor J, Dijkstra H, Finn J, Bank R, Neubert E, Moretzsohn F, Faber M, Houart R, Picton B, Garcia-Alvarez O, eds. (2024). "Myochamidae P. P. Carpenter, 1861". MolluscaBase. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
- ^ a b Harper, Elizabeth M.; Hide, Elizabeth A.; Morton, Brian (2000). "Relationships between the extant Anomalodesmata: a cladistic test". Geological Society, London, Special Publications. 177 (1): 129–143. doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.2000.177.01.07.
Further reading
edit- Powell A. W. B., New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 ISBN 0-00-216906-1
- Glen Pownall, New Zealand Shells and Shellfish, Seven Seas Publishing Pty Ltd, Wellington, New Zealand 1979 ISBN 0-85467-054-8
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