Biology:Myochamidae

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Myochamidae is a family of marine bivalves in the superorder Anomalodesmata.[1][2] It includes both cementing and burrowing species.[2]

Genera

There are four genera within the family Myochamidae:[1]

  • Hunkydora Fleming, 1948
  • Myadora Gray, 1840
  • Myadoropsis Habe, 1960
  • Myochama Stutchbury, 1830

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Myochamidae P. P. Carpenter, 1861". MolluscaBase. World Register of Marine Species. 2024. http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=391095. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 Harper, Elizabeth M.; Hide, Elizabeth A.; Morton, Brian (2000). "Relationships between the extant Anomalodesmata: a cladistic test". Geological Society, London, Special Publications 177 (1): 129–143. doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.2000.177.01.07. 

Further reading

  • Powell A. W. B., New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 ISBN 0-00-216906-1
  • Glen Pownall, New Zealand Shells and Shellfish, Seven Seas Publishing Pty Ltd, Wellington, New Zealand 1979 ISBN 0-85467-054-8

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