Cyrenidae

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Kingdom Animalia Order Veneroida Higher classification Corbiculacea		Phylum Mollusca Scientific name Corbiculidae Rank Family

Similar Venerupis philippinarum, Meretrix lusoria, Clam, Miso soup, Shellfish

Cyrenidae is a family of clams in the order Veneroida.

Genera

Genera within this family include:

Batissa Gray, 1853

Corbicula Megerle von Mühlfeld, 1811

Cyanocyclas Blainville, 1818

Geloina Gray, 1842

Polymesoda Rafinesque, 1820

Species brought into synonymy

Cyrenida †: synonym of Corbicula Megerle von Mühlfeld, 1811

Subfamily Polymesodinae Habe, 1977: synonym of Cyrenidae Gray, 1847

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