Gastrochaenidae

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Gastrochaenidae
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Subclass: Heterodonta
Infraclass: Euheterodonta
Superorder: Imparidentia
Order: Gastrochaenida
Lange de Morretes, 1949
Superfamily: Gastrochaenoidea
Gray, 1840
Family: Gastrochaenidae
Gray, 1840
Genera

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Gastrochaenidae is a taxonomic family of saltwater clams, marine bivalve molluscs in the order Gastrochaenida.

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Genera

Genera within the family Gastrochaenidae include: [1]

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<i>Bolma</i>

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<i>Gastrochaena</i>

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References

  1. Philippe Bouchet (2012). "Gastrochaenidae". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species . Retrieved February 8, 2012.

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