''Thyasira'' is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial nom ...
of saltwater clams,
marine bivalve mollusk
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 species of molluscs are recognized. The number of fossil species is e ...
s in the family
Thyasiridae
Thyasiridae is a family of bivalve molluscs, including the cleft clams, in the order Lucinida.
Genera and species
* '' Adontorhina'' S. S. Berry, 1947
** '' Adontorhina cyclia'' S. S. Berry, 1947
** '' Adontorhina keegani'' Barry & McCormack ...
.
Species
There are more than 50 species in the genus, including both extant (living) and extinct fossil species:
[
* '' Thyasira gouldi''
* '' Thyasira scotiana''
* '' Thyasira trisinuata''
]
References
Thyasiridae
Bivalve genera
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