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Trigonioidea

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Phylum
  
Mollusca

Rank
  
Superfamily

Scientific name
  
Trigonioidea

Higher classification
  
Trigoniida

Order
  
Trigoniida

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Similar
  
Palaeoheterodonta, Nuculida, Trigoniidae, Anomalodesmata, Cryptodonta

Trigonioidea is superfamily of medium-sized saltwater clams, marine bivalve molluscs. Within the fossil record the occurrence of this superfamily is widespread, ranging from the Devonian Period to Recent.

The diagnostic feature for the superfamily is the unique and complex dentition of the shell, (i.e. the interior hinge teeth that articulate the two valves). The dentition is particularly elaborate within the family Trigoniidae.

Bieler, Carter, & Coan (2010) included the following families in Trigonioidea. Taxa marked with a are extinct.

Trigonioidea

  • Trigoniidae Lamarck, 1819
  • †Eoschizodidae Newell & Boyd, 1975 (syn: Curtonotidae)
  • †Groeberellidae Pérez, Reyes, & Danborenea 1995
  • †Myophoriidae Bronn, 1849 (syn: Cytherodontidae, Costatoriidae, Gruenewaldiidae)
  • †Prosogyrotrigoniidae Kobayashi, 1954
  • †Scaphellinidae Newell & Ciriacks, 1962
  • †Schizodidae Newell & Boyd, 1975
  • †Sinodoridae Pojeta & Zhang, 1984
  • References

    Trigonioidea Wikipedia