Gastrochaenidae is a

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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 ...

molluscs in the order Gastrochaenida.

Genera

Genera within the family Gastrochaenidae include: *'' Cucurbitula'' Gould, 1861 *'' Dufoichaena'' Jousseaume ''in'' Lamy, 1925 *'' Eufistulana'' Eames, 1951 *''

Gastrochaena ''Gastrochaena'' is a genus of saltwater clams, marine bivalve molluscs in the family Gastrochaenidae. The type species In zoological nomenclature, a type species (''species typica'') is the species name with which the name of a genus or su ...

'' Spengler, 1783 *'' Lamychaena'' Freneix, 1979 *''

Rocellaria ''Rocellaria'' is a genus of saltwater clams, marine bivalve molluscs in the family Gastrochaenidae. Species Species within the genus ''Rocellaria'' include: * '' Rocellaria carcellesi'' (Z. J. de Castellanos, 1970) * ''Rocellaria dubia ''R ...

'' Blainville, 1828 *'' Spengleria'' Tryon, 1861 *'' Spenglerichaena'' Carter, 2011

Genera

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