Cyrenoididae is a
taxonomic
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family of saltwater clams,
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bivalve
Bivalvia (), in previous centuries referred to as the Lamellibranchiata and Pelecypoda, is a class of marine and freshwater molluscs that have laterally compressed bodies enclosed by a shell consisting of two hinged parts. As a group, bival ...
mollusks in the superfamily
Cyrenoidea.
Genera
The following genera are recognised in the family Cyrenoididae:
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Cyanocyclas''
Blainville, 1818
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Cyrenoida''
de Joannis, 1835 (syn. ''Cyrenella'' Deshayes, 1836)
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Geloina''
J. E. Gray, 1842
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Polymesoda
''Polymesoda'' is a genus of clams in the family Cyrenidae.Bouchet, P. and S. Gofas. (2014)''Polymesoda'' Rafinesque, 1820.Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species. They were previously in the family Corbiculidae
The Corbiculidae ar ...
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Rafinesque, 1820
References
Bivalve families
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