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Bivalvia Veneroida Veneridae 

Veneridae Rafinesque, 1815

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

Included taxa

   Sunettina
   Callithaca
   Dorisca
   Dosinella
   Gemma
   Laevicirce
   Liocyma
   Mercenaria
   Saxidomus
   Sinodia
   Unplaced
   
   Venerinae Swainson, 1840
   Dosiniinae Adams H.& A., 1858
   Sunettinae Stolickza, 1870
   Tapetinae Fischer, 1887
   Meretricinae Fischer, 1887
   Circinae Dall, 1913
   Pitariinae Stewart, 1930
   Clementiinae Frizzell, 1936
   Chioninae Frizzell, 1936
   Samaranginae Keen, 1969

References

 Frizzell, D.L. 1936. p.17 Taxonomy
 Vokes, H.E. 1980. p.167 [ designation of superfamilies ]  Taxonomy

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Loboconcha
          Bivalvia
            Heterodonta
              Veneroida
                Veneroidea
                  Veneridae Rafinesque, 1815

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=17752) created by Playpus Export Program on 2000-11-09. Record last updated by Shannon Reid on 2002-01-29.