Gastrochaenidae is a taxonomic family of saltwater clams, marine bivalve molluscs in the order Gastrochaenida.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Subterclass: | Euheterodonta |
| Superorder: | Imparidentia |
| Order: | Gastrochaenida Lange de Morretes, 1949 |
| Superfamily: | Gastrochaenoidea Gray, 1840 |
| Family: | Gastrochaenidae Gray, 1840 |
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Genera
editGenera within the family Gastrochaenidae include:[1]
- Cucurbitula Gould, 1861
- Dufoichaena Jousseaume in Lamy, 1925
- Eufistulana Eames, 1951
- Gastrochaena Spengler, 1783
- Lamychaena Freneix, 1979
- Rocellaria Blainville, 1828
- Spengleria Tryon, 1861
- Spenglerichaena Carter, 2011
References
edit- ^ Philippe Bouchet (2012). "Gastrochaenidae". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved February 8, 2012.
Further reading
edit- Powell A. W. B., New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 ISBN 0-00-216906-1
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