Cyrenidae is a family of clams in the order Venerida.[1]
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| Shell of Corbicula fluminea | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Order: | Venerida |
| Superfamily: | Cyrenoidea |
| Family: | Cyrenidae Gray, 1847 |
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| Synonyms | |
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Genera
editGenera 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]
References
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- 1 2 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
- ↑ Bespalaya YV, Kropotin AV, Aksenova OV, Gofarov MY, Kondakov AV, Konopleva ES, Khrebtova IS, Mabrouki Y, Palatov DM, Prokin AA, Karabanov DP, Travina OV, Taybi AF, Izzatulaev ZI, Boymurodov KT, Tahirova EN, Snegovaya NY, Tien TV, Vikhrev IV, Vinarski MV, Kyi CT, Chan N, Lunn Z, Unnikrishnan SK, Pattnaik S, Raut D, Subba Rao NV, Bolotov IN (2026). "Global Molecular Taxonomy, Phylogeny and Biogeography of the Clam Genus Corbicula (Bivalvia: Cyrenidae)". Zoologica Scripta. 55 (1): 74–101. 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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