Tellinoidea is a
taxonomic
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superfamily
SUPERFAMILY is a database and search platform of structural and functional annotation for all proteins and genomes. It classifies amino acid sequences into known structural domains, especially into SCOP superfamilies. Domains are functional, str ...
of saltwater clams,
marine
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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
Mollusca is the second-largest phylum of invertebrate animals after the Arthropoda, the members of which are known as molluscs or mollusks (). Around 85,000 extant taxon, extant species of molluscs are recognized. The number of fossil sp ...
in the order
Cardiida
Cardiida is an order of bivalves belonging to the class Bivalvia.
Families:
* Cardiidae
* Donacidae
* Ephippiodontidae
* Ferganoconchidae
* Glaucomyidae
* Goniocardiidae
* Icanotiidae
* Lahillidae
* Limnocyrenidae
* Lutetidae
* Psammob ...
.
Families
These families are assigned to Tellinoidea:
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Donacidae
The Donacidae, the "bean clams" or "wedge shells", are a family of bivalve molluscs of the superfamily Tellinoidea. The family is related to the ''Tellina''.
The Donacidae are prolific filter feeders and are an important part of coastal food ...
Fleming, 1828
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Psammobiidae
The Psammobiidae, or sunset clams, are a family of medium-sized saltwater clams, marine bivalve molluscs of the order Cardiida.
These genera are accepted by the database World Register of Marine Species:
*'' Asaphis'' Modeer, 1793
*''Gari'' Sc ...
Fleming, 1828
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Semelidae
The Semelidae are a family of saltwater clams, marine bivalve molluscs in the order Cardiida.
Description
Members of this family have rounded or oval, elongated shells, much flattened. The two valves are connected by an internal ligament in c ...
Stoliczka, 1870 (1825)
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Solecurtidae
The Solecurtidae are a family of saltwater clams, marine bivalve molluscs in the order Cardiida.
Genera
Genera in the family Solenidae include:
* '' Azorinus'' Récluz, 1869
* '' Clunaculum'' Dall, 1899
* ''Solecurtus
''Solecurtus'' is a gen ...
d'Orbigny, 1846
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Tellinidae
The Tellinidae are a family of marine bivalve molluscs of the order Cardiida. Commonly known as tellins or tellens, they live fairly deep in soft sediments in shallow seas and respire using long siphons that reach up to the surface of the sedime ...
Blainville, 1814
References
Venerida
Mollusc superfamilies
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