Poromyoidea

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Poromyoidea
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Infraclass: Heteroconchia
Subterclass: Heterodonta
Superorder: Anomalodesmata
Superfamily: Poromyoidea
Dall, 1886

Poromyoidea is a superfamily of molluscs. It used to contain only the family Poromyidae, but now it also contains Cetoconchidae Ridewood, 1903,[1] as Cetoconcha Dall, 1886 was removed from Poromyidae and given its own family, according to the World Register of Marine Species.[2][3]

Families and genera[]

Members of Poromyoidea are:[2][3]

  • Cetoconchidae Ridewood, 1903
  • Poromyidae
    • Dall, 1889
    • Dall, 1889
    • Dilemma Leal, 2008
    • Meek, 1864
    • Krylova, 1997
    • Forbes, 1844

References[]

  1. ^ "Cetoconcha". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species.
  2. ^ a b Bieler, R.; Carter, J.G.; Coan, E.V. (2010). "Classification of Bivalve families". In Bouchet P.; Rocroi J.-P. (eds.). Nomenclator of Bivalve Families. Malacologia. Vol. 52. pp. 113–133.
  3. ^ a b Gofas, Serge; Bouchet, Philippe (2010-09-15). "Poromyoidea Dall, 1886". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2015-05-10.

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