Periplomatidae | |
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Offadesma angasi | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Bivalvia |
Subclass: | Heterodonta |
Order: | Anomalodesmata |
Superfamily: | Thracioidea |
Family: | Periplomatidae Dall, 1895 |
Genera | |
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Periplomatidae is a family of large marine bivalves of the Anomalodesmata order.
The Buccinidae are a very large and diverse taxonomic family of large sea snails, often known as whelks or true whelks.
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 sediment.
Tellina is a widely distributed genus of marine bivalve molluscs, in the family Tellinidae.
Nuculidae is a family of small saltwater clams in the order Nuculida. Species in this family are commonly known as nut clams.
Mactridae, common name the trough shells or duck clams, is a family of saltwater clams, marine bivalve mollusks in the order Venerida.
Onchidella is a genus of small, air-breathing sea slugs, shell-less marine pulmonate gastropod molluscs in the family Onchidiidae.
Anomalodesmata is an order of saltwater clams, marine bivalve molluscs. This grouping was formerly recognised as a taxonomic subclass. It is called a superorder in the current World Register of Marine Species, despite having no orders, to parallel it with sister taxon Imparidentia, which does have orders.
Offadesma angasi is a bivalve mollusc of the family Periplomatidae.
Carditidae is a family of marine bivalve clams of the order Carditida, which was long included in the Venerida. They are the type taxon of the superfamily Carditoidea.
Galeommatidae is a family of small and very small saltwater clams, marine bivalve molluscs in the order Galeommatida.
Thyasiridae is a family of bivalve molluscs, including the cleft clams, in the order Lucinida.
Pandoridae is a taxonomic family of small saltwater clams, marine bivalves in the order Anomalodesmata.
Lyrodus is a genus of ship-worms, marine bivalve molluscs of the family Teredinidae.
Isognomon is a genus of marine bivalve mollusks which is related to the pearl oysters.
Gregariella is a genus of mussels in the family Mytilidae.
Cyrenidae is a family of clams in the order Venerida.
Thracia is a genus of bivalve mollusc in the family Thraciidae.
Cyathodonta is a genus of bivalve mollusc in the family Thraciidae.
Pleurolucina is a genus of saltwater clams, marine bivalve molluscs in the subfamily Lucininae of the family Lucinidae.
Periglypta is a genus of bivalves in the family Periplomatidae.