Ostreoida
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Spondylidae |
The order Ostreoida includes the true oysters and a number of other related families of bivalves.
About eleven families are recognised within it, but suborders, superfamilies and subfamilies are used relatively heavily in this order. The following classification represents a synthesis of different views, reconciled so far as possible. The lists of genera are illustrative rather than complete.
Superfamilies, Families & important genera
- Suborder Pectinina
- Superfamily Pectinoidea
- Family Spondylidae (thorny oysters)
- Genus Spondylus
- Family Pectinidae (scallops)
- Genera Pecten, Pedum, Amusium, Chlamys, Decatopecten, Argopecten, Flexopecten, Lissopecten, Hyalopecten, Nodipecten, Patinopecten, Semipallium, Mimachlamys, Equichlamys, Mesopeplum, Veprichlamys, Notochlamys, Delectopecten, Cryptopecten, Anguipecten, Haumea, Mirapecten, Volachlamys, Juxtamusium, Annachlamys, Gloripallium, Excellichlamys, Bractechlamys, Minnivola, Coralichlamys, Serratovola, Somalipecten, Pseudohinnites, Glorichlamys
- Family Entoliidae
- Genus Pectinella
- Family Propeamussiidae
- Family Syncyclonemidae
- Genera Propeamussium, Parvamussium, Cyclopecten, Cyclochlamys, Similipecten
- Family Spondylidae (thorny oysters)
- Superfamily Anomioidea
- Family Anomiidae
- Subfamily Anomiinae
- Genera Anomia, Enigmonia
- Subfamily Placunanomiinae
- Genera Pododesmus, Patro, Monia
- Subfamily Anomiinae
- Family Placunidae
- Genus Placuna
- Family Anomiidae
- Superfamily Pectinoidea
- Suborder Ostreina
- Superfamily Ostreoidea
- Family Ostreidae (true oysters)
- Subfamily Ostreinae
- Genera Ostrea, Pretostrea, Planostrea, Booneostrea, Pustulostrea, Nanostrea
- Subfamily Lophinae
- Genera Lopha, Dendostrea, Alectryonella, Anomiostrea
- Subfamily Crassostreinae
- Genera Crassostrea, Saccostrea, Striostrea
- Subfamily Ostreinae
- Family Gryphaeidae
- Genera Pycnodonte, Hyotissa, Neopycnodonte, Parahyotissa
- Family Ostreidae (true oysters)
- Superfamily Plicatuloidea
- Family Plicatulidae
- Genus Plicatula
- Family Plicatulidae
- Superfamily Dimyoidea (freshwater mussels)
- Family Dimyidae
- Genus Dimya
- Family Dimyidae
- Superfamily Ostreoidea
External links
- European checklist of marine species, for Molluscs (http://erms.biol.soton.ac.uk/cgi-bin/hierarchy.pl?taxon=Mollusca)
- Man and Molluscs Bivalve page (http://manandmollusc.net/advanced_introduction/moll101pelecypoda.html)