Glossidae

Family of bivalves

Glossidae
A view of the umbonal area of Glossus humanus, the oxheart clam
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Venerida
Superfamily: Glossoidea
Family: Glossidae
Gray, 1847
Genera

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Glossidae is a family of saltwater clams in the superfamily Glossoidea.[1][2]

Genera and species

Genera and species within the family Glossidae include:

  • Glossocardia Stoliczka, 1870
    • Glossocardia agassizii (Dall, 1889)
  • Glossus
    • Glossus humanus Linnaeus, 1758 – oxheart clam
  • Meiocardia H. and A. Adams, 1857
    • Meiocardia vulgaris (Reeve, 1845)

References

  1. ^ Matsukuma, A.; Habe, T. (1995). "Systematic revision of living species of Meiocardia, Glossidae and Glossocardia, Trapezidae (Bivalvia)". Mémoires du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle. Série A, Zoologie.
  2. ^ "Cretaceous Atlas of Ancient Life | Glossidae". www.cretaceousatlas.org. Retrieved 2022-12-01.
Taxon identifiers
Glossidae


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