Kingdom Animalia Class Bivalvia Rank Order | Phylum Mollusca Subclass Heterodonta | |
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Similar Thyasiridae, Lucinidae, Heterodonta, Carditoida, Nuculida |
Lucinoida is a taxonomic order of saltwater clams, marine bivalve molluscs.
Taxonomy
In 2010, a new proposed classification system for the Bivalvia was published in by Bieler, Carter & Coan, revising the classification of the Bivalvia. Lucinoida has thus become the order of its own. It includes the following two superfamilies:
References
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