Biology:Cyrenidae
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Cyrenidae is a family of clams in the order Venerida.[1]
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
- Note
- The species formerly known as Sphaerium avanum Theobald, 1874 has been transferred to the genus Corbicula as Corbicula (Sphaerocorbicula) avana comb. nov., confirming its placement in Cyrenidae rather than Sphaeriidae.[3]
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- ↑ 1.0 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
- ↑ Fossilworks
- ↑ "Global Molecular Taxonomy, Phylogeny and Biogeography of the Clam Genus Corbicula (Bivalvia: Cyrenidae)". Zoologica Scripta 55 (1): 74–101. 2026. doi:10.1111/zsc.70022. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/zsc.70022.
- 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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