Cyrenidae

Cyrenidae

Cyrenidae

Family of bivalves

Cyrenidae is a family of clams in the order Venerida.[1]

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Genera

Genera within this family include:[1]

  • Batissa Gray, 1853
  • Corbicula Megerle von Mühlfeld, 1811
  • Cyanocyclas Blainville, 1818
  • Geloina Gray, 1842
  • Polymesoda Rafinesque, 1820
  • Villorita Gray, 1833
Taxa brought into synonymy
  • †Cyrenida:[2] synonym of Corbicula Megerle von Mühlfeld, 1811
  • Subfamily Polymesodinae Habe, 1977: synonym of Cyrenidae Gray, 1847

References

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  1. [1]
    Gofas, S. (2015). Cyrenidae Gray, 1847. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=238370 on 2015-08-26
  2. [2]
    Fossilworks
  • Bieler R., Carter J.G. & Coan E.V. 2010: Classification of Bivalve families. pp. 113–133, in: Bouchet P. & Rocroi J.-P. (2010), Nomenclator of Bivalve Families. Malacologia, 52(2): 1–184.
  • (redescription) Coan, E. V.; Valentich-Scott, P. (2012). Bivalve seashells of tropical West America. Marine bivalve mollusks from Baja California to northern Peru. 2 vols, 1258 pp.


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