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Fimbriidae

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Phylum
  
Mollusca

Order
  
Veneroida

Superfamily
  
Lucinoidea

Rank
  
Family

Subclass
  
Heterodonta

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Genus
  
Fimbria Megerle von Mühlfeld, 1811

Similar
  
Ungulinidae, Petricolidae, Veneroida, Lucinidae, Limopsidae

Fimbriidae is a family of saltwater clams. marine bivalve molluscs in the superfamily Lucinoidea. Some modern studies indicate that Fimbriidae should be included in the family Lucinidae. The family contains only one Recent genus, Fimbria, with two known species.

Genera and species

Genera and species within the family Fimbriidae include:

  • Fimbria Megerle von Mühlfeld, 1811
  • Fimbria fimbriata (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Fimbria soverbii (Reeve, 1842)
  • Hamamlia
  • Cerkesia
  • References

    Fimbriidae Wikipedia