Anomalodesmata
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| Thracia convexa | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Subterclass: | Heterodonta |
| Superorder: | Anomalodesmata Dall, 1889 |
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Anomalodesmata is an superorder of saltwater clams, marine bivalve molluscs.[2] This grouping was formerly recognised as a taxonomic subclass. It is called a superorder in the current World Register of Marine Species, despite having no orders, to parallel it with sister taxon Imparidentia, which does have orders.[3]
Description
[edit | edit source]The shells of species in this order are of equal size, as are the muscles that hold them closed, and the margins at the hinges are thickened. The margins of the mantle are also fused, and there is only a single hinge tooth, if any.[4]
Families
[edit | edit source]In 2010, a new proposed classification system for the Bivalvia was published in Malacologia by Bieler, Carter & Coan revising the classification of the Bivalvia, including the order Anomalodesmata.[5] The following tree is their info which has been updated with the latest information from the World Register of Marine Species:
The use of † indicates taxa that are extinct.
Order: Anomalodesmata
- Superfamily: Clavagelloidea
- Family: Clavagellidae
- Family: Penicillidae
- Superfamily: Cuspidarioidea
- Family: Cuspidariidae
- Family: Halonymphidae
- Family: Protocuspidariidae
- Family: Spheniopsidae
- Superfamily: Myochamoidea
- Family: Cleidothaeridae
- Family: Myochamidae
- Superfamily: Pandoroidea
- Family: Lyonsiidae
- Family: Pandoridae
- Superfamily: Pholadomyoidea
- Family: †Arenigomyidae
- Family: †Margaritariidae
- Family: Parilimyidae
- Family: Pholadomyidae
- Family: †Ucumariidae
- Superfamily: Poromyoidea
- Family: Cetoconchidae
- Family: Poromyidae
- Superfamily: Thracioidea
- Family: †Burmesiidae
- Family: Clistoconchidae
- Family: Laternulidae
- Family: Periplomatidae
- Family: Thraciidae
- Superfamily: Verticordioidea
- Family: Euciroidae
- Family: Lyonsiellidae
- Family: Verticordiidae
References
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- ^ World Register of Marine Species link: Anomalodesmata Dall, 1889 (+species list)
- ^ World Register of Marine Species link: Imparidentia Bieler, P. M. Mikkelsen & Giribet, 2014 (+species list)
- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ 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
- Powell A W B, New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
External links
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