Myochamidae

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Myochamidae
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Subclass: Heterodonta
Order: Anomalodesmata
Superfamily: Myochamoidea
Family: Myochamidae
Bronn, 1862
Genera

See text.

Myochamidae is a family of saltwater clams, marine bivalves in the order Anomalodesmata.

Genera

Genera within the family Myochamidae: [1]

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References

  1. Gofas, S. (2015). Myochamidae Carpenter, 1861. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=391095 on 2015-04-04